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2 villagers killed as hundreds flee clashes between Burma Army and TNLA

At least two villagers were killed by shelling and another 300 fled their homes amid fighting between Burmese armed forces and the Ta’ang National...

Joint Monitoring Committee opens in southern Shan State

The Joint Monitoring Committee opened its first local-level office (JMC-L) in southern Shan State’s Langkhur Township on Wednesday. Representatives from local government, military officials and...

Shan armed groups burn drugs to mark UN narcotics day

Two ethnic Shan armies, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), held separate...

Harn Yawnghwe blacklisted by NLD Govt

Harn Yawnghwe, a son of Burma’s first president Sao Shwe Thaike, has been blacklisted by the National League for Democracy (NLD) government led by...

By-election winners sworn in at Shan State parliament

Six newly elected MPs – four representing the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), one from the National League for Democracy (NLD), and one...

Coalmine has no impact, says natural resources minister

Burma’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ohn Win told parliament on Wednesday that a controversial coalmining project in Mong Kung Township, southern...

‘No-secession from Union’ wording dominates 21CPC

The right of secession from the Union of Myanmar and the drafting of constitutions for individual states and regions were the stumbling blocks at...

Namtu villagers live in fear of TNLA, RCSS conflict

Residents in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township are currently living in fear of intensified armed conflict between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and...

Shan Resistance Day marked in Wanhai, Loi Tai Leng

The annual celebrations for Shan Resistance Day were held on May 21 at the two largest Shan armed organizations’ HQs—Loi Tai Leng, base of...

Manpang People’s Militia accused of forced recruitment

Manpang People’s Militia, a military-back armed group, has been accused of forced recruitment in several villages in northern Shan State, according to an MP...

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