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Sai Ai Pao re-elected as White Tiger Party Chairman

Sai Ai Pao has been re-elected a second term to serve as chairman of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) on Sunday. A 69-year-old Sai...

Burma Government Names Mong Woon Residents Burmese Nationality

The Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population (DoP) announced last Friday, 11 March, that the ethnic people residing in Mong Woon village...

Activists protest Mong Ton dam project on International Rivers Day

Members of the Save the Salween Network gathered at Wan Sala village in Shan state's Mong Ton township on Monday to mark international rivers...

49 Houses Burnt Down In Mong Khark Township’s Eastern Shan State

Approximately 49 houses in Eastern Shan State’s Mong Khark Township burnt down in a raging fire Saturday afternoon; according to a local political party...

NLD MP Tipped to Become Shan State Chief Minister

The National League for Democracy’s (NLD’s) Dr Linn Htut, who represents Lashio in the Shan State Hluttaw (parliament), is favourite to become the Shan...

Sai Mauk Kham Nominated as Vice Presidential Candidate

Sai Mauk Kham, the current vice president of the Union of Burma, has been nominated as a vice presidential candidate on Thursday. Dr. Sai Mauk...

Professor Sai Aung Tun Honors Ambassador of Peace

The World Peace Movement Trust awarded Professor Sai Aung Tun its 2016 Ambassador of Peace winner in Yangon on Saturday. Professor Sai Aung Tun was...

Shan unity meeting ends early after officials intervene

The third annual meeting of the Committee of Shan State Unity (CSSU) ended abruptly yesterday after only the first day of a planned three...

Shan Groups Call For Mining Halt In Eastern Shan State

The Shan State Farmers’ Network (SSFN) and the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)Β released a joint statementΒ on Thursday, calling for the incoming Burmese government to...

Shan Leaders Discuss Peace Process Under New Government

Representatives from the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) met on Thursday to discuss working with the new government on the peace process. Puen Kham,...

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