Locals Say Wa Army Conscripting Girls For Military Training
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Tens of teenagers have reportedly been sent to a UWSA training camp to prepare for a military parade in 2019. The United Wa State Army...
Tatmadaw Soldier, Relatives Shot Dead in Hsipaw
Among ethnic armed organizations active in the area, there is no history of ambushing the family members of Burma Army soldiers, one analyst says. A...
Five Villagers Detained, 100 Displaced in Namtu Township
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The RCSS/SSA is accused of arresting five locals in northern Shan State. Locals say that five Namtu Township villagers are missing and presumably being...
Ta’ang Villager Shot Dead by Masked Assailant in Hsipaw
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The shooting is the tenth in the northern Shan State township this year. A 44-year-old man was shot dead by a masked gunman in...
UNOCHA: More Than 2,800 Displaced in Shan State In 12 Days
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The IDPs are from Namtu, Namkham, Kehsi, and Mong Kurng townships. More than 2,800 people have been displaced in Shan State within the last 12...
Government Forces Search for RCSS/SSA in Central Shan State
Troops reportedly told the Shan army to withdraw to a ‘recognized area’—but Shan soldiers say there is no such agreed-upon territory. Government forces have...
CSSU Chairman Urges Shan Army Leaders to Unify
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Amid clashes between Shan armed groups, the coalition head calls on the organizations to cooperate.
Chairman of the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU)...
THINK PIECE: An unjust peace is better than a just war
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With the Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong scheduled to be held on July 11, 2018, it is high time that all stakeholders...
The menace of landmine fatalities in Myanmar
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A short piece of news from Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) concerning the landmine fatalities in Kachin and Shan States, which have the...
WAR IN MYANMAR’S ETHNIC STATES: Is military solution the way to peace and reconciliation?
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As the peace movement gains momentum the war in ethnic states are also intensifying threatening to push the country back to square one and...
