RCSS decides not to attend the ethnic summit in Law Kee Lar
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The Restoration Council of Shan State/the Shan State Army South has sent a letter to the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) informing them that...
Political parties, armed movements begin fusion of framework drafts
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Since 16 May, representatives from political parties and armed movements have been holding brainstorming sessions to combine their drafts of framework for political dialogue...
Wa desperate for allies: Ethnic leader
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The United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s recent hosting of the 6-day ‘summit’ in Panghsang, its headquarters on the Sino-Burmese border, was inevitable as it...
Burma’s Chiang Mai consul general to be introduced at RBC meeting tomorrow
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One of the items on the agenda tomorrow at the Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting to be held in Chiang Mai is the introduction...
TNLA continues taxing citizens in Northern Shan State
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Ta’ang National Liberation Army has continued taxing passengers and car drivers passing on the main road between Kutkhai and Muse township, northern Shan State,...
Woman raped and killed in Laikha township
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A 22 year-old woman was raped and murdered by unidentified men in Laikha township, southern Shan State, a local source has reported. The victim, Nang...
Killing, beheading and disappearance of villagers instill fear of return among Kokang refugees
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According to recent interviews by SHRF, Kokang refugees sheltering in China remain fearful of return, due to killing, beheading and disappearance of villagers caught...
Yawd Serk to meet President Thein Sein in Kengtung
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Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, leader of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), and President Thein Sein will hold a meeting today in Kengtung township,...
New hydropower dam to be built in Muse township
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A new hydroelectric dam is being planned on the Nampaw river, Muse township, northern Shan State, according to a news source. The planned dam will...
Larngkhur police chief beats innocent man
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A police chief and his fellow officers have beaten an innocent man for no reason at a betel shop in Larngkhur township, southern Shan...
