UNOCHA: More Than 2,800 Displaced in Shan State In 12 Days
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The IDPs are from Namtu, Namkham, Kehsi, and Mong Kurng townships. More than 2,800 people have been displaced in Shan State within the last 12...
Government Forces Search for RCSS/SSA in Central Shan State
Troops reportedly told the Shan army to withdraw to a ‘recognized area’—but Shan soldiers say there is no such agreed-upon territory. Government forces have...
Gen Yawd Serk: ‘The Peace Process Has Stalled Because of the Tatmadaw’
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SHAN speaks to the RCSS/SSA leader about his decision not to attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference this month. At the third...
Mong Hpyak Locals to Petition Union Govt to Halt Australian Gold Mining Venture
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Eastern Shan State residents have opposed the project since meeting company reps last year, saying it will destroy 140,000 acres of paddy fields. Residents of...
Genetically Modified Organism: Where Myanmar stands
Lately, a piece of news came up in the local press on the much talked about and debated genetically modified organism (GMO) issue in...
CSSU Chairman Urges Shan Army Leaders to Unify
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Amid clashes between Shan armed groups, the coalition head calls on the organizations to cooperate.
Chairman of the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU)...
Linking Myanmar’s peace process and OBOR
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The stagnation of Myanmar's ongoing peace process is well known, which has started out in 2011 by the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)-led...
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Sai Wansai The much awaited third 21st Century Panglong, officially known as Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong (UPC – 21CP) was held in...
THINK PIECE: An unjust peace is better than a just war
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With the Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong scheduled to be held on July 11, 2018, it is high time that all stakeholders...
The menace of landmine fatalities in Myanmar
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A short piece of news from Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) concerning the landmine fatalities in Kachin and Shan States, which have the...
