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...
Eight NCA signatories form steering committee at Chiang Mai summit
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The leaders of eight ethnic armed groups who signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) with Burma’s central government last November, held a summit in...
Lt. Gen. Yawd Serk: We Have To Stand On Our Own Two Feet
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Lieutenant General Yawd Serk, chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), is the leader of an organization that is one...
NLD to appoint Shan State Chief Minister despite calls to give position to Shan party
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The National League for Democracy (NLD) will appoint its own party member to lead Shan State as Chief Minister, according to the party's spokesperson...
Salween dam studies marred by controversy
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The Australian firm hired to carry out both the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and social impact assessment (SIA) for the proposed Mong Ton dam...
Burma Army arrests 72 in drug rehab raid in Shan State
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The Burma Army arrested 72 people at a drug rehabilitation facility in northern Shan State’s Muse Township on Sunday, most of those arrested were treatment centre...
SNDP chief says merger with Shan rival unlikely
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Sai Ai Pao, the leader of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) says that it is very unlikely that his party will merge with...
SNLD declines NLD offer of Ethnic Affairs post
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The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the fourth largest party in the national parliament, has said that it rejected an offer from the...
Sai Ai Pao re-elected as White Tiger Party Chairman
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Sai Ai Pao has been re-elected a second term to serve as chairman of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) on Sunday. A 69-year-old Sai...
Burma Government Names Mong Woon Residents Burmese Nationality
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The Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population (DoP) announced last Friday, 11 March, that the ethnic people residing in Mong Woon village...