Lashio man dies from landmine blast
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A civilian died on Saturday from injuries sustained after stepping on a landmine in Mong Kyat tract in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township, according...
Environmental groups voice opposition to IFC dam workshops
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Leading Burmese environmental groups, including Burma Rivers Network (BRN) and Save the Salween Network (SSN), today released a statement, voicing strong opposition to the...
SSPP/SSA clash with Burmese army in Mong Hsu
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Burmese government forces have clashed with the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) in Mong Hsu Township, central Shan State, allegedly while Burmese...
Bao Youxiang remains Wa leader, says UWSA official
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Following speculation that a change in leadership had taken place within the United Wa State Army (UWSA), an official of the Wa militia has...
Burmese army clashes with RCSS/SSA in Mong Pawn
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A Burmese army unit has exchanged small arms fire with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in the southern Shan State...
Burma army orders SSPP/SSA to withdraw from Monghsu
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The Burmese military today ordered the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) to immediately withdraw its troops from Monghsu Township in southern Shan...
SNLD cites bribery concerns at Hsenwi checkpoint
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Citing concerns about corruption and graft, representatives of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) have petitioned the central government to reconsider the status...
Thai passport agency cheated us, say 40 Shan workers
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Some 40 Shan migrant workers in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province say they have been cheated by the Thai Isara Construction Company when applying...
3 killed, 7 wounded by Burmese air strike in Kyaukme
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Burmese military fighter jets killed three villagers and injured seven others in a bombing mission in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, the Shan Human...
Shans prepare for next ‘21st Century Panglong Conference’
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Several Shan groups including political parties, civil society organizations and academics, will hold a meeting in late January in order to prepare for the...