Energy Forum Participants Demand a Say in Shan State Energy Policy
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‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said. “What I want to suggest is that...
One Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting of Cattle Truck Convoy in Kyaukme
Attacks on cattle trucks are not uncommon in northern Shan State. “When we arrived, we saw that the driver had been killed. We sent...
Shan Rights Group Calls for Justice for Villagers Abused By Tatmadaw
A villager was beaten after being accused of working for a Shan armed group, SHRF says. The authorities should take action against government soldiers...
Malaysian PM speaks for the oppressed Rohingya
Recently on July 26, in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the capital Ankara during his tightly packed four-day official visit to Turkey...
THE SHOWDOWN BEGINS: Constitutional amendment debacles
Following the July 15, 45-member constitutional reform committee submission to the Union Parliament, in a report which includes over 3,700 recommendations covering 457 provisions...
Tangyan Monastery Burns Down After Solar Panel Failure
With poor electricity access in the area, it is the fifth monastery to burn down this way. A monastery in the village of Lon...
United States’ Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act to sail through ?
On July 10, senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat - Massachusetts) and Marsha Blackburn (Republican - Tennessee) introduced legislation bill prioritizing the release of political...
Hundreds in Lashio Protest for ‘Justice For Victoria’
The event was spurred by the alleged rape of a toddler in a nursery school in Napyidaw. Around 600 people in the northern Shan State...
Despite Unilateral Ceasefire, Burma Army, TNLA Clash in Mansan Township
An RPG landed in a nearby village, causing locals to worry for their safety. Recent fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army...
65-Year-Old Man Found Beheaded in Mongton
The man’s wife has been taken into custody and police continue to search for a man who was living in the victim’s home. A 65-year-old...
