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,...
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....
