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Youth groups call for an end to conflict in northern Shan State

Two leading ethnic Shan youth groups on Tuesday released statements calling for an immediate end to fighting between Burmese government forces and ethnic armed...

Streets empty in Muse as residents flee to China

Rumors of renewed hostilities between ethnic armed groups and Burmese government forces in Muse Township have prompted local shopkeepers to close their doors and...

Civilians flee as hostilities intensify in Muse, Kutkai

Four ethnic armed groups released a statement on Monday, demanding a halt in civilian movement in Muse and Kutkai townships due to an intensification...

Civilians suffer as clashes with TNLA intensify

Civilians in northern Shan State have borne the brunt of the recent hostilities between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Since...

MPs demand halt to marketplace at Yawnghwe Palace

More than 60 members of the Shan State parliament have signed a petition, demanding a halt to plans by the Ministry of Hotels and...

Shan-based parties form coalition

Thirteen ethnic political parties based in Shan State last Thursday formed a new alliance aimed at promoting Shan State unity, according to Sai Ai...

SNDP ‘will win’ 2017 by-election, says Sai Ai Pao

The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) will win next April’s by-elections in Shan State, according to party chairman Sai Ai Pao. “We will contest the...

‘Ethnic people will not be cheated again’: SSPP/SSA patron

Ethnic people will not tolerate being cheated again, and they must see the signs of a true federal union before the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement...

Farmers, activists call for NLD govt to end land grabs in Shan State

Some 100 representatives from civil society organizations, political parties and farmers across Shan State held a press conference today in state capital Taunggyi, demanding...

Villager shot dead at Burma army checkpoint in Mong Hsu

A villager was shot dead by a Burmese soldier in central Shan State’s Mong Hsu Township on Wednesday morning, according to a member of...

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