RCSS: China Has ‘A Responsibility to Help’ With Peace Process
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SHAN speaks with an RCSS/SSA spokesperson about a recent meeting with Sun Guoxiang. China’s Special Envoy on Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang met with a...
Kyaukme Locals Worried About Health Impacts of Coal Mining
The air and water quality has been affected over the last 10 years, villagers say. After more than 10 years of coal mining in northern...
Thousands More Hsipaw Residents Call on Shan Forces to Meet for Peace Talks
The petition from villagers in See Thao tract follows one from Ner Makhaw earlier in January. More than 3,000 people now internally displaced (IDPs) in...
CSSU Chairman Sai Aik Pao: ‘We Failed to Achieve Unity’
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As he concludes his final days as CSSU’s head, Sai Aik Pao reflects on his year as chairman, and ongoing conflict in Shan State....
Archaeologists, MPs, Locals Cooperate to Repair Ancient Mongnai Pagoda
The govt granted a 5 million kyat budget toward maintaining the ancient Mwetaw pagoda, following a request in parliament. Archaeologists, members of Parliament, technical experts...
Civilian Injured by Shrapnel as Fighting Flares in Hsipaw
The RCSS and SSPP were fighting nearby, although it is unknown which group’s weapons hit the 22-year-old man. A 22-year-old man suffered serious injuries...
IDPs Call On Shan Armed Groups to Hold Talks ‘As Soon As Possible’
Displaced people are concerned that if they cannot go home soon, they will be unable to harvest their crops. Internally displaced people (IDPs) in...
Hsipaw IDP Dies in Motorbike Accident Fleeing From Clashes
45-year-old Aik Lut was from Khai Hio village, and hit a tree while rushing to take refuge in a nearby monastery. A 45-year-old man died...
Leaders from Mongla, UWSA Meet on ‘New Year’s Greeting Tour’
‘Mongla and Wa will continue to work hand in hand,’ said a Mongla officer, on the groups’ 30-year alliance. A delegation from Mongla’s Special Region...
Is the armed conflict in Arakan State a civil war?
Very recently, the Tatmadaw’s information team warned the media and newsmen against using the term ‘civil war’ to refer to country’s domestic conflicts. At...
