Shan Resistance Day marked in Wanhai, Loi Tai Leng
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The annual celebrations for Shan Resistance Day were held on May 21 at the two largest Shan armed organizations’ HQs—Loi Tai Leng, base of...
Manpang People’s Militia accused of forced recruitment
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Manpang People’s Militia, a military-back armed group, has been accused of forced recruitment in several villages in northern Shan State, according to an MP...
300 villagers displaced as Burmese army, TNLA clash in Namtu
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A series of clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have compelled some 300 villagers in Namtu Township, northern...
Coalmine companies refuse to withdraw from Mong Kung
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The Pyae Aung Hein and Hein Mitter companies are continuing their coal-mining operations in Mong Kung, despite an agreement to move out of the...
10,000 Laikha residents do not have ID cards: SNLD
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At least 10,000 residents in southern Shan State’s Laikha Township do not hold either identity cards or household registration documents, according to a leading...
Fighting reignites in Kokang region
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Fighting has broken out again between the Burmese army and Kokang rebels near the Sino-Burmese border. The clashes coincide with a meeting between members...
23 landmines uncovered near Namtu temple
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Twenty-three landmines have been discovered, planted near the temple compound where a blast occurred on Monday, causing serious injury to eight novice monks. “After the...
Burmese army accused of land seizure in Mong Nong
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Residents in southern Shan State’s Mong Nong sub-township are claiming that their lands have been seized by the Burmese military. A local source who wished...
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The very existence of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) ethnic alliance has been called into question by the departure of the Kachin Independence...
Bomb blast injures 8 novice monks in Namtu
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Eight young Buddhist monks were injured this morning when a landmine exploded while they were playing with it, according to a local aid worker...