Farmers Suffering From Effects of Insecticide in Mongnai Township
‘Chemical insecticides are easy to sell and easy to buy in Shan State. Actually, farmers don't know how to use it,’ a local says. Widespread...
Myanmar bowing to China’s BRI out of necessity?
A recent political talk-show on Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the topic of China's political influence in Myanmar mentioned the Arakan Army’s (AA) endorsement...
Despite Record-Breaking Drug Bust in Shan State, Locals Fear Production Will Continue
Combined security forces from Burma’s military and police seized 16 billion kyat (US$10.7 million) worth of drugs late in northern Shan State last month...
Ex-president pioneer of free press in Burma
From 1962 up to 2011, Burma or Myanmar was a pariah state in every sense of the word. But this perception has drastically changed...
Kyaukme Woman Found Dead at Namkham River Port
Locals said she had gone to seek work in China and was on her way home. Locals found the body of a woman at...
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DVB reporter Khun Zaw Oo was engaged in a labor rights investigation when he was taken into custody in Lashio for driving an unlicensed...
Tatmadaw Arrest of Villager for Alleged RCSS Links is an NCA Violation, Rights Group Says
RCSS calls military charges against Shan civilians ‘absurd.’ Burma Army soldiers arrested a 52-year-old man from eastern Shan State’s Mong Pyin Township late last...
Energy Forum Participants Demand a Say in Shan State Energy Policy
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‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said. “What I want to suggest is that...
One Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting of Cattle Truck Convoy in Kyaukme
Attacks on cattle trucks are not uncommon in northern Shan State. “When we arrived, we saw that the driver had been killed. We sent...
Shan Rights Group Calls for Justice for Villagers Abused By Tatmadaw
A villager was beaten after being accused of working for a Shan armed group, SHRF says. The authorities should take action against government soldiers...