Shan State IDPs Return Home to Protect Property Amid Ongoing Fighting
‘We will never be able to go home if we wait for peace in our area,’ one village administrator said. Internally displaced people (IDPs) are...
‘No Way Out’ as Thousands of IDPs Flee Clashes in Northern Shan State
With armed conflict on the way to Hsipaw and flooding outside Lashio, the displaced in Namtu Township are filling monasteries and makeshift camps. More...
Hundreds of IDPs Seek Refuge in Namtu Township
Amid ongoing clashes between the Tatmadaw and TNLA, more than 500 IDPs are staying in a makeshift camp and nearly 300 are taking refuge...
PRAYING FOR PEACE: Will the Shan Sangha chanting and praying bring peace to Shan State?
The blessing and praying ceremony across the whole Shan State was conducted on August 20 which was headed by the Executive Council of Shan...
Lashio Locals Flee Clashes Between Tatmadaw, TNLA
People fled after hearing gunfire and after soldiers from both sides reportedly entered their village in the Mong Yaw area. Troops from the government...
SSPP/SSA Officer Dies Months After Release From Govt Prison
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Friends say that the circumstances around Sao Sam Myint’s death from liver disease have raised questions. A district officer in the Shan State Progress...
Youth Call on TNLA to Release Namkham Woman
The Namkham Youth Network published a statement calling on the Ta’ang armed group to free Nang Mo Hom, who has been in custody for...
Gunfire Fight Ensues Between Northern Alliance, Tatmadaw Near Lashio
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The clashes took place in Mong Yaw for two hours on Friday morning. Gunfire was exchanged between soldiers from the Burma Army and members...
Civilian Drivers Injured in Shooting on Northern Shan State’s Muse-Kutkai Road
Gunshots were fired by an unknown armed group, leading two drivers to endure injuries to their legs. Two civilians driving along the Muse-Kutkai road...
Hundreds of Villagers Flee Rising Tension Between RCSS and Northern Alliance in Namtu
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Nearly 600 people are displaced after hearing shots fired in the northern Shan State township. Hundreds of villagers in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township...
