Eleven Killed, 25 Wounded in Shan State Clashes, Civil Society Network Says
Eleven civilians have been killed and 25 wounded in fighting in northern Shan State, local civil society groups have said. According to the Humanitarian Strategic...
Car Attacked Near Kutkai Tollgate, Driver Injured
A civilian car was shot at by an unknown armed group while passing through a tollgate in Kutkai, northern Shan State on Tuesday morning,...
NCA Signatories Call For Fighting to Cease in Shan, Rakhine States
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Ten ethnic armed organizations signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have urged stakeholders to reduce clashes in Rakhine and northern Shan State. Members of...
IDPs From Lashio Monastery Return Home ‘With Fear’
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Internally displaced people (IDPs) who sought refuge in Thirimingla Mansu monastery in Lashio, northern Shan State, returned home this week to tend to their...
KARENNI LAND CONFISCATION: Government’s land reform amendment and its negative consequences
On August 20, a 45-page “Federal land administration still a long way in the country's land reform sector report” was released by Kayah...
Ethnic Armed Groups Deny Accusations of Extortion on Northern Shan State Road
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Drivers in northern Shan State have said that an armed group has been demanding payment from vehicles using a road between Muse and Kutkai...
CHINA’S DRESSING-DOWN: The three brotherhood ethnic armed group reprimanded
As the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Sun Guoxiang, on August...
Burma Govt Calls Northern Alliance Strikes ‘Terrorist Actions’
A spokesperson for the Burmese government described recent counter-attacks carried out by members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups as “terrorist actions”...
Militia Leader, Wife Killed at Home in Northern Shan State
An unidentified armed group attacked the home of the leader of the Mong Yang People’s Militia Force (PMF) in Lashio Township on Tuesday, killing...
Damaged Goktwin Bridge Fixed Just Days After Clashes
Cars were allowed to cross the Goktwin Bridge, connecting Mandalay Region with Shan State, as of Tuesday, following damage to the structure in due...