On November 20, four of Burma’s ethnic armed groups – the Arakan Army (AA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),...

The Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP) has said that it will not contest the upcoming bi-elections, which are slated to be held...

The Shan State government passed a proposal today at an emergency meeting to categorize the Northern Alliance as a “terrorist organization.” The motion was proposed...

The Shan State government has convened an emergency meeting in state capital Taunggyi following two weeks of intense fighting in northern Shan State between...

Thirteen ethnic political parties based in Shan State last Thursday formed a new alliance aimed at promoting Shan State unity, according to Sai Ai...

The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) will win next April’s by-elections in Shan State, according to party chairman Sai Ai Pao. “We will contest the...

Ethnic people will not tolerate being cheated again, and they must see the signs of a true federal union before the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement...

Thousands of ethnic Red Shan people have marched to demand the creation of a new autonomous state. According to Naing Naing Kyaw, the leader of...

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has said that it will contest all vacant seats in Shan State in the by-election scheduled for...

One of the eight ethnic armed groups that is a signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has accused the government of breaking the...