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Coalmine has no impact, says natural resources minister

Burma’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ohn Win told parliament on Wednesday that a controversial coalmining project in Mong Kung Township, southern...

Namtu villagers live in fear of TNLA, RCSS conflict

Residents in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township are currently living in fear of intensified armed conflict between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and...

Manpang People’s Militia accused of forced recruitment

Manpang People’s Militia, a military-back armed group, has been accused of forced recruitment in several villages in northern Shan State, according to an MP...

300 villagers displaced as Burmese army, TNLA clash in Namtu

A series of clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have compelled some 300 villagers in Namtu Township, northern...

Coalmine companies refuse to withdraw from Mong Kung

The Pyae Aung Hein and Hein Mitter companies are continuing their coal-mining operations in Mong Kung, despite an agreement to move out of the...

Burmese army accused of land seizure in Mong Nong

Residents in southern Shan State’s Mong Nong sub-township are claiming that their lands have been seized by the Burmese military. A local source who wished...

Bomb blast injures 8 novice monks in Namtu

Eight young Buddhist monks were injured this morning when a landmine exploded while they were playing with it, according to a local aid worker...

Civilian casualties reported from Burmese army, TNLA clash

A villager was reportedly killed and three others injured as fighting broke out between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)...

Military agrees to return seized lands in Laikha

A number of rural families in southern Shan State’s Laikha Township are to be given back lands that were confiscated from them by the...

Hsipaw residents demand their land back

Some 30 local residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State marched through the streets on Thursday, demanding the return of lands which were...

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