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...
Burma army road-building project could cause conflict: SSPP/SSA
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The Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) say it is worried about a resumption of hostilities as the Burmese army reinforces its...
Mantong villagers fear returning to conflict zone
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Some 150 villagers who fled their homes in Mantong Township last month due to fighting between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation...
Kachins rally at Burmese consulate in Chiang Mai
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Dozens of expatriate Kachin people staged a protest today in front of the Burmese consulate in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, calling...
Namtu struggles to cope with onslaught of IDPs
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Ongoing hostilities between Burmese government forces and ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State’s Mantong Township have compelled some 1,300 civilians to flee their...
Youth leaders ‘dissatisfied’ with Suu Kyi meeting
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A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while...
Villagers flee homes to avoid TNLA recruitment drive
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Hundreds of civilians in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township have reportedly fled their homes as Ta’ang rebels step up a program of forced recruitment...
Mongpan villager collapses, dies after land seizure dispute
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A 74-year-old villager in southern Shan State’s Mongpan Township reportedly collapsed and died yesterday after a construction company refused to pay compensation for land...
SNLD members still held by TNLA, says spokesman
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Five members of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), who were allegedly arrested by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on Saturday, have...
Ethnic activists share views on ‘Terrorist’ vote
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On November 20, four of Burma’s ethnic armed groups – the Arakan Army (AA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),...