Displaced Civilians Shelter in Monasteries
Fighting in Shan State displaces hundreds of villagers. Over 300 villagers were forced to flee their homes after fighting between Shan armed groups broke out...
Farmers Meet With Government Officials
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Farmers meet with government officials to hammer out issues over land tenure. In the first meeting of its kind, farmers from southern Shan State discussed...
Pa’O Civilians Killed by Shan Soldiers
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The killing of ethnic Pa'O civilians by Shan soldiers spurs a community to seek justice. Thousands of Pa'O, an ethnic group in Myanmar, protested in...
Coal Mining Company’s License Renewed
Coal extraction company gets the green light to operate in Shan State next year despite polluting the air, land and water for nearly two...
TATMADAW’S PEACE OVERTURES: Tactical military move or an offer of real olive branch?
The statement from the Tatmadaw comes after three ethnic armed groups that had previously been frozen out of the peace process – the Myanmar...
As the year ends, protracted ethnic conflict has expanded into the Rakhine State. The Arakan Army (AA), a new outfit that was formed only...
Dam-building in Shan State: Militarization and subjugation the main purpose?
On December 5, Shan communities and local Members of Parliaments held a press conference in Yangon, City Hotel, to call for an immediate cancellation...
The implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands (VFV) Management Law of 2012 as Amended by The Law Amending the Vacant, Fallow and...
Three Civilians Killed as Armed Groups Clash in Hsipaw
‘I don’t understand why they are fighting each other,’ a villager said of the ethnic armed
organizations. Three civilians—including one 10-year-old boy—were killed in Hsipaw Township,...
With Trucks at a Standstill, Tensions Run High at Shan-China Border
Chinese authorities are closely inspecting lorries coming into the country from Burma. Trucks were lined up at the Mang Weing border gate in Muse, with...
