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...
Ex-president pioneer of free press in Burma
From 1962 up to 2011, Burma or Myanmar was a pariah state in every sense of the word. But this perception has drastically changed...
Kyaukme Woman Found Dead at Namkham River Port
Locals said she had gone to seek work in China and was on her way home. Locals found the body of a woman at...
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DVB reporter Khun Zaw Oo was engaged in a labor rights investigation when he was taken into custody in Lashio for driving an unlicensed...
Tatmadaw Arrest of Villager for Alleged RCSS Links is an NCA Violation, Rights Group Says
RCSS calls military charges against Shan civilians ‘absurd.’ Burma Army soldiers arrested a 52-year-old man from eastern Shan State’s Mong Pyin Township late last...
