GOING BACK TO PRE-PANGLONG PERIOD: Voting rights for 90 days residence and thinking aloud
On February 20, the Lower House debated the Union Election Commission's (UEC) to change in the UEC’s proposal to stipulate a residency requirement of...
Burma Army Arrests Civilian With Walkie-talkie
Soldiers apprehended a civilian in southern Shan State for carrying a portable radio transceiver. Long Jingda, 52, was arrested after a column of Burma Army...
The Shan State Progressive Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) said it's ready to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) when it’s all inclusive. "Our organization...
SHAN UNITY: An Impossible Dream?
A lot of Shan patriots and as well ordinary Shan citizens have been pondering on how unity could be achieved among the four stakeholder...
Farmers Face Drought In Southern Shan State
In advance of the hot season villagers in southern Shan State are experiencing weather conditions that are much drier than usual. "Summer hasn’t even come...
Ambulances Want Access To Help The Injured
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) providing emergency help for the injured in northern Shan State want 24 hour access to an area restricted in the...
PMF Attempts to Start Coal Mining Project in Laikha
The Wanpang People’s Militia Force (PMF) is trying to start a coal mining project in Laikha Township in southern Shan State, locals told SHAN. Khu...
ANOTHER INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT BREWING?: Naga territorial expansion urge and Shanni rejection
Indications are that another inter-ethnic conflict might be brewing in the north-west corner of the country, namely in Sagaing Region, part of the adjacent...
Paper Factory Destroyed in Muse Fire
A paper factory was destroyed by a fire in Muse Township, northern Shan State, on Sunday morning. Firefighters in Tein Long village in Muse said...
Tachileik Police Arrest Thai National in Anti-Crime Operation
Police in the Thai-Burma border town of Tachileik in eastern Shan State have said that they seized a pistol, magazine, and 16 rounds of...
