Lack of telecoms disrupts services in Mong Kung, says MP
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A lack of telephone signal is causing disruptions to services such as health, education and social welfare in Mong Kung Township, said Sai Seng...
Kyaukme children fear going back to school in war zone
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Some 300 students do not want to go back to school in their village of Tawsarng, Kyaukme Township, as they fear being caught in...
Pai Khun residents demand return of land seized by Burma army
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Residents in southern Shan State’s Pai Khun Township on Friday staged two rallies to demand the return of lands seized more than 20 years...
New center for Tai studies to open in Taunggyi
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A new research center for Tai studies will launch on Monday in Shan State capital Taunggyi, according to an executive member. Sai Kham Mong, director...
RCSS/SSA, Ta’ang move from battleground to negotiating table
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Following a series of skirmishes and clashes over the past year, representatives of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the...
People’s militia leader shot dead in Laikha Township
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Maj. Sai Toi, the leader of the Wanparng People’s Militia, was shot to death on Thursday in Laikha Township, southern Shan State. According to local...
‘Excluded’ militias voice support for Wa delegation
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The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Arakan Army (AA) released a statement on Wednesday, expressing...
Uncertainty of NCA leaves 10,000 in limbo: SNLD member
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At least 10,000 people cannot go back to their homes due to the uncertain climate caused by the so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), according...
Shans share views on ethnic self-rule
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More than 70 proposals were presented at last week’s four-day Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw, the first in a series of peace talks dubbed the...
SSPP/SSA worried govt troop reinforcement will exacerbate conflict
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The Burmese military continues to reinforce its troop strength in SSPP/SSA territory, despite calls to seek an end to the conflict by the ethnic...
