“We haven't received any news about him. We don't know whether he's still alive,” said the man's wife. A farmer that left his home...
Girl Seeks Treatment In Thailand After Surviving House Fire
"When I went to see her at the hospital there wasn't any muscle left on her back,” said a MP for Shan State. A nine-year-old...
Shan Armed Groups Work For Unity
Buddhist monks successfully negotiated a peaceful resolution, ending months of fighting that uprooted thousands of civilians in Hsipaw township since January. A Shan armed group...
Shan Armed Groups Withdraw From Battlefield
Since early this year, RCSS/SSA and SSPP/SSA have clashed in Hsipaw township leading to the displacement of thousands of villagers. Shan leaders from two armed...
Hailstorm Destroys Farms And Damages Homes
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“The hailstones were so big they made holes in the rooves of houses,” said a local affected by the evening storm. Massive hailstones pounded southern...
Travelers Report Extra Fees At Shan State Airports
Workers outside the airport are asking for previously unheard of fees, particularly regarding baggage. Travelers say that they are being asked to pay extra fees...
Muse Primary School Broken Into Over Thingyan Holiday
The perpetrators allegedly drank beer, cooked food, and broke windows in the teachers’ dormitory. A primary school in Tartwe village, in northern Shan State’s...
Who Is Behind the ‘RCSS ARMY’ Facebook Page?
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In this open letter, Khuensai Jaiyen questions who created a social media page falsely attributed to the RCSS/SSA. Ethnic people in Shan State have suffered...
Ad hoc panel discussion and the Myitsone dam controversy
On April 20, an ad hoc panel discussion attended by some 700 people titled “Will Redeem Back The Irrawaddy” headed by the Metta Development...
Tatmadaw Bars Farmers From Crossing Confiscated Land in Lashio
Soldiers reportedly dug a channel to keep locals off the land—which has been designated for the expansion of a golf course. Farmers in northern...
