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Burma army orders SSPP/SSA to withdraw from Monghsu

The Burmese military today ordered the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) to immediately withdraw its troops from Monghsu Township in southern Shan...

SNLD cites bribery concerns at Hsenwi checkpoint

Citing concerns about corruption and graft, representatives of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) have petitioned the central government to reconsider the status...

Thai passport agency cheated us, say 40 Shan workers

Some 40 Shan migrant workers in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province say they have been cheated by the Thai Isara Construction Company when applying...

3 killed, 7 wounded by Burmese air strike in Kyaukme

Burmese military fighter jets killed three villagers and injured seven others in a bombing mission in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, the Shan Human...

Shans prepare for next ‘21st Century Panglong Conference’

Several Shan groups including political parties, civil society organizations and academics, will hold a meeting in late January in order to prepare for the...

Burma army road-building project could cause conflict: SSPP/SSA

The Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) say it is worried about a resumption of hostilities as the Burmese army reinforces its...

Mantong villagers fear returning to conflict zone

Some 150 villagers who fled their homes in Mantong Township last month due to fighting between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation...

Kachins rally at Burmese consulate in Chiang Mai

Dozens of expatriate Kachin people staged a protest today in front of the Burmese consulate in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, calling...

Namtu struggles to cope with onslaught of IDPs

Ongoing hostilities between Burmese government forces and ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State’s Mantong Township have compelled some 1,300 civilians to flee their...

Youth leaders ‘dissatisfied’ with Suu Kyi meeting

A New Year’s Day meeting with Burma’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi fell flat when several ethnic representatives chose not to attend, while...

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