Gov’t Offers Villagers Pittance After Tatmadaw Loots Homes
The Shan State government agreed to pay villagers who fled fighting in Mong Kung township but they say it’s not enough to cover the...
Public Consultations About Political Dialogue Stalled Again
Fighting and fear of the COVID-19 virus is making it difficult for leaders of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) to...
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF MEDIA: Abduction and torture of two journalists by Karen BGF
On March 4 the two reporters were abducted, tortured and later released at about 5 pm the following day, according to Colonel Saw Chit...
Village Looted After Residents Fled Fighting
Soldiers looted almost all the homes in a village in southern Shan State after fighting between the Burma Army, locally called Tatmadaw, and the...
Burma Army Enforces Strict Checkpoints on Northern Shan State Highway
Burma Army troops have been checking all vehicles traveling on the Lashio-Hsipaw highway in northern Shan State since Friday, local sources told SHAN. Previous checkpoints...
Some internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State, have returned to their homes after being forced to flee by fighting...
CORONAVIRUS ANGST: Mongla braces itself for Covid-19
No one has calculated that Mongla, also known as Special Region 4, internationally nefarious for its casino, flesh trade, wildlife trafficking and money laundry...
Burma Army, RCSS Clash Nearly 20 Times—After Peace Meeting
Some 18 clashes have broken out between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) in Mong Kung Township in southern...
Burma Army Soldiers Block Shan IDPs’ Return Home
Tatmadaw soldiers have stopped internally displaced persons (IDPs) from returning to their homes in Mong Kung following a series of clashes between government forces...
Resolving ethnic conflict – Civic nationalism: a theoretical tool for the ending of civil war?
As the peoples of Myanmar commemorate Union Day this week, Sai Wansai argues that “civic nationalism” can help address the crisis in "ethnic nationalism"...
