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Unknown armed group arrest over 20 drug users in Namtu Township

An armed group clad in civilian clothes arrested over 20 drug users in Manjarm village tract in Namtu Township of northern Shan State last...

Burmese soldiers admit in court to killing Mong Yaw men

Seven Burmese soldiers were brought to a military court in Lashio on Tuesday in a landmark case, which has received national and international attention....

Laid-off Shan workers finally get compensated

Some seven months after being laid off by the Perfetto Limited Partnership Company in northern Thailand, 100 Burmese migrant workers have finally received some compensation, although...

New bridge slated for Mandalay-Muse highway

A new concrete bridge will be built on the Mandalay-Muse Highway, the main route for border trade through Shan State to China, according to...

Burmese govt vows action against drug traffickers

Burma’s government has pledged to take strong action against drug producers and traffickers across the country. Speaking to Shan Herald following Tuesday’s Upper House of...

Mining operation exacerbates civilian abuse in Nam Ma, says SHRF

The Burmese army and its allies arbitrarily arrest, torture and kill civilians as they bid to secure coal-mining concessions in the Nam Ma area...

Shan State government move to cancel youth conference

The Shan State government has made a last-minute move to cancel a five-day ethnic youth conference, citing the possibility of a negative impact on...

Villager and daughter injured by landmine in Hsipaw

A man and his eight-year-old daughter were seriously injured by a landmine explosion on Monday when they went into a forest to cut firewood...

Burma’s MI admits soldiers killed Lashio villagers

Lt-Gen Mya Tun Oo, the serving chief of Burma’s military intelligence, confirmed yesterday that government soldiers were indeed responsible for the murder of five...

SNLD shocked by death of vice-chairman Sai Saw Aung

The leadership of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has expressed shock over the death of their vice-chairman, Sai Saw Aung, who was...

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