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Tatmadaw, TNLA Clashes Displace 100 People

Villagers fled after hearing the sound of gunfire in the Mong Yaw area of Lashio. A Burma Army offensive against the Ta’ang National Liberation...

One Child Killed, Four Injured in Kesi Bomb Explosion

‘The area where the bomb exploded is under the control of the Burma Army,’ said a local MP. One child was killed and four...

Northern Shan State Sees Four Landmine Victims in October Alone

The incidents occurred during one week, with explosive devices being discovered near a public road. Four civilians have stepped on landmines in northern Shan...

Farmer Injured by Landmine in Namkham

The man has reportedly been hospitalized for wounds to his legs, hands, neck and ribs. A man in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township endured...

TNLA Detainee Nang Mo Hom: ‘I Believed I Would Go Home One Day’

The mother of three speaks to SHAN about her two months in the armed group’s custody, After nearly two months in detention and being...

Chinese Forces Block Construction of Border Market Office in Muse

Shan State locals said they were alarmed to see Chinese troops on their side of the border and to witness the public confrontation over...

Locals Flee Following Bomb Explosion in Hsipaw

Villagers say that they don’t know which organization was responsible for setting up the bomb. Locals are alarmed following a bomb blast in northern...

Family of Shan Detainee Sentenced by TNLA: ‘They Didn’t Inform Us’

Nang Mo Hom was sentenced to three years in TNLA custody for allegedly violating their criminal code. Family members of the Ta’ang National Liberation...

Shan Abbot Shot Dead in Kyaukme

The two gunmen remain unidentified. Two unidentified gunmen fatally shot the abbot of Shwe Kyin monastery in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme town last week. The men...

‘We Are Not Stupid or Blind’: Locals Oppose Coal Mining in Laikha

Hundreds of people demonstrate against a proposed coal extraction project set to destroy more than 1,000 acres of Shan State paddy fields. Hundreds of locals...

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