Travelers Report Extra Fees At Shan State Airports
Workers outside the airport are asking for previously unheard of fees, particularly regarding baggage. Travelers say that they are being asked to pay extra fees...
Muse Primary School Broken Into Over Thingyan Holiday
The perpetrators allegedly drank beer, cooked food, and broke windows in the teachers’ dormitory. A primary school in Tartwe village, in northern Shan State’s...
Who Is Behind the ‘RCSS ARMY’ Facebook Page?
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In this open letter, Khuensai Jaiyen questions who created a social media page falsely attributed to the RCSS/SSA. Ethnic people in Shan State have suffered...
Ad hoc panel discussion and the Myitsone dam controversy
On April 20, an ad hoc panel discussion attended by some 700 people titled “Will Redeem Back The Irrawaddy” headed by the Metta Development...
Tatmadaw Bars Farmers From Crossing Confiscated Land in Lashio
Soldiers reportedly dug a channel to keep locals off the land—which has been designated for the expansion of a golf course. Farmers in northern...
Locals Say Muse Has Become A ‘Garbage City’
Residents accuse a private company of failing to pick up trash on time. Locals in the northern Shan State town of Muse say they are...
CREATION OF NEW SUB-STATE: Problems of national state demand by the Wa
The aftermath of the United Wa State Party/Army (UWSP/UWSA) ceasefire anniversary burdened all of us with its new national state or sub-state demand reiterated...
Traditional Shan Water Festival Held for First Time in Taunggyi
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The Shan capital played host to the first Shan-style Thingyan celebrations in recent memory. Ethnic Shan people from around the country gathered in the Shan...
Shan Communities Call for Solutions as Drug Use Soars
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As the number of drug users rises dramatically, local people are looking for ways to get involved in finding solutions. Local communities in northern Shan...
China Blocks Imports of Namkham Farm Produce
Farmers are calling on governments on both sides of the border to address the issue. Farmers in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township say they are...
