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Muse residents protest People’s Militia plans to tax pier users

Some 300 local residents staged a demonstration in Muse Township on Tuesday to protest a plan by the Namkham-based Myoma People’s Militia to take...

Coal-mining companies agree to close down in Mong Kung

The Pyae Aung Hein and Hein Mitter coal-mining companies have both agreed to halt operations at their sites following a protest by some 4,000...

Aung San Suu Kyi Should Resign

In her March 30, 2017 State of the Union speech, Aung San Suu Kyi said: “So, if you all think I am not good enough for...

4,000 protest coal mine in Mong Kung

Some 4,000 people including politicians, civil servants, youths and Buddhist monks gathered together this morning in the southern Shan State town of Mong Kung...

3 civilians killed in clashes between Burmese army, TNLA

Three civilians were shot dead in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township during armed clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army...

2 shot dead, 1 injured by gunman in Mong Kung

Two men were shot dead and another injured by unknown assailants in southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township. According to a local activist who wished...

SNLD patron Loong Hein Swe Moe passes away, aged 91

Loong Hein Swe Moe, the patron of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), passed away yesterday at the age of 91 in...

UNFC prepares for 21CPC and other challenges

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) – a coalition of 12 ethnic armed groups that declined to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) with...

Burmese army, RCSS/SSA clash in Panglong

A short skirmish broke out on Wednesday between Burmese government forces and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in southern Shan...

SNLD presses for votes in Kengtung

In a last-ditch effort to whip votes before the April 1 by-election, members of a Shan political party met with residents in Kengtung Township on March 27...

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