RCSS/SSA to Attend Union Day Commemoration in Naypyidaw
EAOs are scheduled to meet the Burmese government the following day. A representative from the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) will...
EAOs: Burma Army Establishes New Military Camps During Unilateral Ceasefire
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Tatmadaw presence is expanding in southern and northern Shan State and in Karenni State, sources say. Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) say that the Burma...
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Public in Eastern Shan State
The State Counsellor reportedly emphasized the people’s role in assisting the government in its duties. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to...
Thai Authorities Investigate Undocumented Workers in Chiang Mai
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Thai authorities are reportedly planning to move a ‘job-seeking area’ near Khamtieng market to another location. Thai authorities in the northern province of Chiang Mai...
Eighty Thai Nationals Arrested in Mong Hsat Township
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Police say that they had entered Burma illegally. Burmese police arrested 80 Thai nationals this week in eastern Shan State’s Mong Hsat Township, charging them...
Construction of New Tasang Bridge to Commence
The project will have a greater weight capacity than the existing bridge, and is being funded by Naypyidaw. State Counsellor Daw Aung Suu Kyi...
RCSS: ‘We Haven’t Yet Solved the Problem of Demarcation’
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SHAN speaks with an RCSS/SSA spokesperson about the Burma Army’s recent orders and directives for ethnic armed organizations. In a second interview with Restoration...
Shan State re-emerges as illicit narcotics production center
It seems Shan State's stigma of being the epicenter of narcotics production won't go away easily even after nearly three decades of Afghanistan took...
Man Shot and Killed in Tachileik Traffic
The man was killed by gunmen on a motorbike in the middle of the afternoon. A 50-year-old man was shot in the head and...
Five Drug-Related Deaths Every Month in Muse
The number of drug users appears to be increasing, particularly among youth in the border community. Five people die every month of drug-related causes,...
