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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...

BURMA’S LOPSIDED POLITICAL ARENA: Lack of tripartite dialogue and level playing field main obstacles to peace-making 

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...

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...

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