GOVERNMENT’S IDP REPATRIATION PLAN: Angst of coercive return without restitution
Very recently, on March 14, a video podcast was uploaded on Facebook by a NGO group “Land in Our Hands” with the title of...
FAILED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Any benefit for the ethnic nationalities?
As the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led constitutional amendment 114 proposals, plus 21 other proposals by the military bloc, Union Solidarity and Development Party...
Mong Kung Villagers Forced to Help Build Burma Army Camp
Villagers in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State were forced to provide wood and bamboo to government troops who are building a military camp...
Hsipaw Man Undergoes Treatment for Suspected Coronavirus
A man from Hsipaw, northern Shan State, is receiving medical treatment in the town’s public hospital for what may be an infection of Covid-19,...
Burma Army Files Charges Against Headman, Farmer in Hsihseng Township Land Issue
A Burma Army officer has opened a criminal case against four villagers and a headman in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township, alleging that they...
More Than 500 Chinese Nationals Stranded in Tachileik
More than 530 Chinese citizens are stuck in Tachileik, eastern Shan State, which borders the Thai town of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai Province,...
Fatalities Reported in Clashes Between TNLA, Pansay Militia
Two people are dead following fighting in up to five locations in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)...
Burma Army, RCSS Hold Talks in Naypyidaw
Representatives from the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) met in Naypyidaw on Sunday to discuss issues ranging from the...
While most are consumed by the recent unsuccessful National League for Democracy (NLD)-led constitutional amendment going on within the parliament, which could be portrayed...
Restricted Access to Shan State Parliament Hinders Reporting, Journalists Say
Journalists in Shan State say they are facing difficulties getting news from parliamentary meetings. Khun Yazar, an executive member of the Taunggyi Journalist Association, said...
