Man Shot, Injured in Tachileik
The victim was shot in the back while riding a motorbike. An unknown gunman shot a man in the Thai-Burma border town of Tachileik in...
Civilian Shot, Injured in Namlan
The gunfire came from nearby clashes, although it is unknown which armed groups were fighting at the time the 25-year-old man was hit. A...
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Armed soldiers from PMFs now have a more visible presence in public areas of the border city, locals say. Groups of men in military...
Fire Destroys Petrol Station in Namkham
A sudden unexplained explosion occurred while workers were pumping gas. A petrol station caught fire in Waing Hser village in northern Shan State’s Namkham...
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Among the topics up for discussion are the steering team’s structure and NCA terminology. A meeting of the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) will...
Hydropower Fails to Deliver Sufficient Electricity in Shan State: MPs, Locals
‘We have to consider an alternative way of generating electricity,’ says an MP, as available power is rotated between wards in the state capital...
Southern Shan State Faces Water Shortage
Nearly 200 families are affected in Mong Nai township alone. Townships throughout southern Shan State do not have enough drinking water, locals say. Mong Nai,...
Two men took off with millions of kyat worth of cash and gold. Two unknown assailants robbed a gold shop in the southern Shan...
RCSS Transfers Seized Drugs to Police in Mongton
The Shan armed group hands over around 30 kilograms of ‘ice’ to the government authorities. The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA)...
A house and three shops burned down in the incident, which was reportedly caused by faulty wiring. A man and woman died in a...