RCSS, TNLA Fight Following Northern Alliance Strikes in Northern Shan State
An RCSS officer says that his group ‘skirmished with the TNLA’ when they retreated from fighting with government forces. The Restoration Council of Shan State...
Highway to Northern Shan State Closed Following Northern Alliance Strike
Locals are unsure when the road, which leads to the China border, will re-open. The national highway to northern Shan State has been cut off...
19-Year-Old Civilian Killed in Tatmadaw, TNLA Clash in Kutkai
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Fighting has not let up for days in the Tarmohnye area of northern Shan State. A
19-year-old man was killed in fighting between the Tatmadaw...
KAREN MARTYRS’ DAY: Monopoly concept of the term “martyr” by NLD-led government?
Amid official warning from the
authorities not to use the term “martyr” in Ayeyarwady and Yangon, on the
occasion of honouring the Karen fallen leader Saw...
Pigs Die En Masse in Eastern Shan State
As dead pigs are seen floating down a stream in Tachileik, African swine fever is a suspected cause. Locals are worried about an unknown illness...
Tatmadaw Fires on SSPP in Tangyan
The number of casualties remains unknown. The Burma Army attacked a Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) camp in northern Shan State’s Tangyan Township this week,...
Shan Community to Demand Return of Kengtung Palace Site
The haw was demolished by the military in 1991, and a hotel was built in its place. Members of the Shan community in Kengtung have...
Farmers Suffering From Effects of Insecticide in Mongnai Township
‘Chemical insecticides are easy to sell and easy to buy in Shan State. Actually, farmers don't know how to use it,’ a local says. Widespread...
Myanmar bowing to China’s BRI out of necessity?
A recent political talk-show on Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the topic of China's political influence in Myanmar mentioned the Arakan Army’s (AA) endorsement...
Despite Record-Breaking Drug Bust in Shan State, Locals Fear Production Will Continue
Combined security forces from Burma’s military and police seized 16 billion kyat (US$10.7 million) worth of drugs late in northern Shan State last month...
