Lashio IDPs Return Home as Fighting Continues in Nearby Hsipaw
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Around 1,000 displaced people staying in a monastery went back after being told clashes had ceased in their area. A total of around 1,000 internally...
Northern Alliance, RCSS Clashes Displace Hundreds in Hsipaw
Villagers continue to arrive at a local monastery, seeking refuge from the fighting. Battles between members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups...
Shan Parties Kick Off By-Election Campaign in Laikha
The SNDP and SNLD are competing for a vacant Lower House seat in the southern Shan State constituency. The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)...
Tatmadaw, TNLA Clashes Displace 100 People
Villagers fled after hearing the sound of gunfire in the Mong Yaw area of Lashio. A Burma Army offensive against the Ta’ang National Liberation...
One Child Killed, Four Injured in Kesi Bomb Explosion
‘The area where the bomb exploded is under the control of the Burma Army,’ said a local MP. One child was killed and four...
Northern Shan State Sees Four Landmine Victims in October Alone
The incidents occurred during one week, with explosive devices being discovered near a public road. Four civilians have stepped on landmines in northern Shan...
SNLD to Commemorate 30th Anniversary in Taunggyi
The two-day event will include awards, discussions of political issues, and a concert. The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) will commemorate its 30th...
State Counselor’s Kachin State Visit: Dwindling hope for IDPs to return home
Following the disappointment of the top leaders meeting between the government and the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), held in Naypyitaw from October 15 to...
Monks Urge Shan Armed Groups, Political Parties to Work for Peace
‘We want the two Shan armies to merge and become one,’ says one monk. Monks from across Shan State wrote a letter last week...
Namtu Locals on Alert After Two Days of Gunfire
Community members are afraid of clashes intensifying around the end of Buddhist Lent. Residents of Mong Yin village tract in northern Shan State’s Namtu...