RCSS: Peace Process ‘At A Standstill’
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Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) spokesperson Col Sai Nguen recently spoke to SHAN reporter Sai Yawd Kham about talks between signatories to the...
Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing turning over a new leaf ?
Many were really surprised when they heard of the Tatmadaw's withdrawal of lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverent Dr Hkalam Samson which...
Namhsan Locals ‘Hide in Their Homes’ During Tatmadaw, TNLA Clash
Heavy weapons were fired on Friday in Namhsan town as forces from the Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) engaged in...
Locals Protest IFC Meeting in Taunggyi, Citing Hydropower Investments
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Hundreds of locals and members of civil society organizations protested a meeting organized by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in the Shan State capital...
Police Make Multimillion Dollar ‘Ice’ Bust in Shan State Border Town
Police seized 10 billion kyat (more than US$6.5 million) worth of the methamphetamine ‘ice’ in Tachileik, eastern Shan State this week. According to police reports,...
Driver Shot, Injured by Tatmadaw in Kutkai
Burma Army soldiers shot at a 32-year-old man driving in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township this week, leaving him injured. Ah Ti was shot near...
Famous Shan Abbot Passes Away; Funeral to be Held at End of October
A Buddhist abbot who was revered not only by local people in Shan State’s Tachilek Township, but also by some of the Burma Army’s...
Dozens Evacuated Due to Taunggyi Landslides
Some 50 people have been relocated after heavy rainfall caused multiple landslides in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi, beginning in early September. The people,...
Militia Members Assault Civilian in Namkham
Soldiers from a local militia arrested and beat a man in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township this week, the victim’s relatives said. The Pangsay People’s...
Military’s lawsuit withdrawal of KBC Chairman an appropriate move
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend...
