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"...
Burma Army Soldiers Loot IDPs’ Homes in Mong Kung Township, Locals Say
Soldiers from the Burma Army have stolen property from houses left empty in southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township, following an outbreak of fighting...
Government's soldiers searched the homes of villagers displaced from fighting in southern Shan State. Villagers from Koong Nyawng Hpahsa fled fighting between the Burma Army...
Fighting Causes Road Closures, Forcing Travellers To Return Home
Fighting is creating obstacles for motorists in southern Shan State. After the Burma Army (Tatmadaw) put up roadblocks closing the road from Kehsi to...
DEVELOPMENT: Three towns in Karen and Mon states to be upgraded
According to The Global New Light of Myanmar and Myanmar Ahlin the towns of Mawlamyine in Mon State, and Hpa-An and Myawaddy in Karen...
Hundreds Of Villagers Displaced By Fighting
Hundreds of villagers remain displaced after heavy fighting between the Burma Army (Tatmadaw) and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) broke...
