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On first anniversary of Burma Army attack in central Shan State, government forces shell same township again

The Burma Army launched artillery toward the headquarters of the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army-N (SSPP/SSA-N) yesterday in Wan Hai, Kesi Township, according...

Amid ongoing clashes, RCSS announces it will sign Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement

The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) will sign Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on October 15, Lt. Gen. Yawd Serk announced...

Former Prince of Hsipaw Honored in Colorado

Last Thursday the Colorado School of Mines posthumously conferred on Sao Kya Seng, the last Saophalong (ruling prince) of the Shan State of Hsipaw,...

RCSS deliberates on nationwide ceasefire signing as SSPP clashes with Burma Army

The futures of the two largest Shan armed opposition groups remain uncertain amidst renewed clashes between the Burma Army and the Shan State Army-North...

“I joined politics to amend the 2008 Constitution”: Nang Mya Oo, SNLD Candidate

Nang Mya Oo is one of 24 female candidates from the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), who will be competing for a State...

Shan CSOs: No NCA signing, no ceasefire monitoring

A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on a visit to Chiangmai yesterday urged the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) concluding its 3-day summit to...

One dead and two injured after shootout in meeting between Wa and Burma Army officials

One official from the Burma government’s division of Military Security Affairs (MSA) was killed and two officials from the United Wa State Army (UWSA)...

Ceasefire signing ‘do or die’ for Naypyitaw

For the government, the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) before the November elections is a mission that must be completed regardless of...

Burma Army attacks and robs villagers in Muse Township

The Burma Army reportedly shot and robbed local people on Tuesday evening in a village seven miles from the Burma-China border gate in Muse...

Framework meet finds 3 key issues for peacemakers

The sixth informal meeting participated by more than 50 representatives from government, parties, armed resistance movements and CSOs last Monday, 14 September, has confirmed...

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