Tag: myanmar
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...
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...
In Kengtung, Four People Awaiting COVID-19 Test Results
Four people have been admitted to Kengtung Public Hospital with fevers and a cough. Dr Hla Htay Min, the head of the hospital, told...
Govt Will Give RCSS/SSA More PPE For Coronavirus Prevention
During a teleconference call with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) this Tuesday (June 16), government officials said they would provide...
Burma Army Forces Civilians To Guide Soldiers
The Tatmadaw forcibly recruited five civilians to guide them in northern Shan State, in an area where clashes with the Kachin Independence Army have...
SNDP Chair Foresees Success During 2020 General Election
The chair of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) says he's confident of his party's success during the upcoming 2020 general election. “We won 58...
Shan Communities Remember Massacre Of Villagers By Tatmadaw
During a Buddhist ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the massacre of Shan civilians by the Burma Army, Shan youths offered food to monks and...
Shan Human Rights Day Commemorates Massacre
The Committee of Shan State Unity (CSSU) proclaimed June 16 as Shan Human Rights Day to commemorate the massacre of Shan civilians by the...
Farmers Trapped In Middle Of Fighting In Kutkai Township
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) that took advantage of a lull in fighting to work on rotational farms are trapped in the middle of new...
Women’s Bodies Found In Lashio Township
The bodies of two women's bodies with their hands tied behind their backs were found this Tuesday in northern Shan State. The bodies were found...
