Shan rights group urges government action in sexual assault case
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The Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) issued a statement last week calling on Burmese government authorities to take steps to ensure that due process...
Burma army mobilization in Kokang blocks refugee returns says report
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A new report released recently by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) alleges that an ongoing mobilization of army troops in northern Shan state...
Northern Shan State’s Namtu dams project marred by controversy
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A series of dams slated to be built in northern Shan State on the Namtu (Myitnge or Dokhtawaddy) River have been the subject of...
Army Reinforces Troops near SSPP/SSA’s Loi Say-Loi Leng Base
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The Burma Army has dispatched reinforcements to the Loi Say-Loi Leng area in northern Shan State's Tangyan Township, where a Shan State Progress Party/Shan...
The first meeting should be JICM: Hkun Okker
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In response to media reports that the State Counselor will be calling a meeting made up of ceasefire monitoring and political dialogue committees, PaO...
NCA not “so called”, counters signatory leader
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Plainly fed up with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), which was signed 6 months ago in Naypyitaw, as a “so called” by some media...
Shan State cabinet ministers yet to be announced
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Shan State Chief minister, Dr Linn Htut, has indicated that his cabinet will have nine ministers, however he has yet to disclose who these...
Possible summit between armed groups in the works
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Following the holding of a fourth informal meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand on March 27, a group of ethnic armed groups from Burma have...
Burma’s new civilian government inherits ongoing conflict in Shan State
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As Burma's first civilian government in half a century took office this week, conflict remains ongoing in the country's largest state. Burma's military known...
Shan State Chief Minister: I feel saddened that people are disappointed
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Dr Linn Htut, the National League for Democracy (NLD)'s pick as Chief Minister for Shan State says he is saddened that some people are...