Shan State Parliament Speaker Dismisses Question About Armed Conflict
The speaker of Shan State’s parliament has said that the legislature is not the place to discuss an inquiry about clashes between the Burma...
Burma Army Fires Artillery Shell Into Kyaukme Village, Killing Civilian
An artillery shell fired by the Burma Army into Pankyan village in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township on Monday, killing a man and injuring...
Govt Won’t Open Friendship Bridge In Tachilek
The Tachilek government announced the Friendship Bridge-1 connecting Burma to Thailand will remain closed. Burmese officials met with their Thai counterparts this Tuesday (June 23)...
Burma Receives 187 Returnees From Thailand
Burma accepted 187 citizens back into the country who crossed the Friendship Bridge-2 last week from Mae Sai, in Thailand, to Tachilek in southern...
Shan Want Market’s Name Restored
Some Lashio residents are furious after the name of a market was changed from a Shan name to a Burmese one. The Lashio Municipal Committee...
Covid-19 Patient Discharged From Taunggyi Hospital
A man who contracted the novel coronavirus and was treated at a hospital in Shan State has recovered this week. Burma's Case 230 was discharged...
Hundreds Flee Standoff Between RCSS/SSA & TNLA
More than two hundred have fled their homes in northern Shan State after tensions simmered between ethnic armed organizations that have clashed over the...
Burma Army Soldiers Plant Trees on Confiscated Farmland in Namzang
Burma Army troops have planted eucalyptus trees on farmland confiscated by the military in Namzang Township, southern Shan State, angering farmers who demand it...
SNDP Chair: People Over Age 70 ‘Do Not Need to Run’ In the 2020 Election
Burma’s general election is expected to take place across in the country in November, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SHAN interviewed Sai Aik Pao, chair...
Burma Army Deploys Troops Near Shan IDP Camp
The Burma Army sent more than 500 soldiers into the area near the Loi Kaw Wan internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and the Restoration...