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UN envoy Yanghee Lee told about continued human rights abuses in Shan State

Representatives from a Shan civic group say they briefed Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Burma, on Saturday about ongoing human rights...

Senior monk killed in Mong Nai

A Buddhist abbot was killed by an unknown culprit or culprits on Wednesday in the southern Shan State township of Mong Nai, according to...

Air pollution from Hsipaw coalmine affecting health

Residents in the northern Shan State township of Hsipaw have been struck by respiratory ailments and other health issues, including 10 cases of tuberculosis...

Landmine blast injures Namtu civilian

A man was seriously injured after stepping on a landmine in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township on Monday. Sai Ba Nyan, the vice-chairman of the...

300 left homeless after Nai Soi Refugee camp fire

More than 300 people have lost their homes after a fire destroyed a big neighbourhood in Nai Soi refugee camp in northern Thailand last...

Civilians flee as clashes between RCSS/SSA and TNLA continue

Hundreds of villagers in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township have reportedly fled their homes due to ongoing armed clashes between the Restoration Council of...

2 villagers killed as hundreds flee clashes between Burma Army and TNLA

At least two villagers were killed by shelling and another 300 fled their homes amid fighting between Burmese armed forces and the Ta’ang National...

Joint Monitoring Committee opens in southern Shan State

The Joint Monitoring Committee opened its first local-level office (JMC-L) in southern Shan State’s Langkhur Township on Wednesday. Representatives from local government, military officials and...

Shan armed groups burn drugs to mark UN narcotics day

Two ethnic Shan armies, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), held separate...

Harn Yawnghwe blacklisted by NLD Govt

Harn Yawnghwe, a son of Burma’s first president Sao Shwe Thaike, has been blacklisted by the National League for Democracy (NLD) government led by...

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