Tag: Pa-O
PNO-Linked Land Seizures Leave Hopong Residents Without Justice
Residents of Hopong Township say they have yet to receive justice over land confiscated through alleged collusion between the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia...
Displaced Pa-O Man Loses Leg to Landmine Near Home in Hsihseng
A man displaced by fighting in southern Shan lost one of his legs when he stepped on a concealed landmine upon returning to his...
PNO’s Collaboration with Military Council: Compelling Youth into Military Training Raises...
Early in the morning, a group of young people begin their military training routine, their rhythm of "left, right, left, right" echoing through the...
Young Pa-O And Shan Rappers Initiate Ethnic Solidarity And Coexistence
To remove years of ethnic prejudices and tensions, two ethnic youngsters wrote and performed a song in Pa-O and Shan languages. . Pa-O and Shan youths...
Pa-O Armed Group Calls Shan Media Terrorists
In a propaganda campaign that was conducted in Hopong town and the surrounding area, the Pa-O People's Militia Force (PMF) referred to SHAN and...
Using Regional Security to Recruit New Members for the Military Junta...
“Due to the news that Pa-O National Organization (PNO) is enlisting young people, I have fled to Taunggyi city. None of my friends are...
Pa-O regions militia groups and Myanmar Military Junta
“This new village does not have electricity. Once his home is done constructing, electricity poles are immediately connecting to his home, it is seen...
DNP Protests Against Union Election Commission in Taunggyi
A political party that contested Burma's national election staged a protest to call for the abolition of the Union Election Commission (UEC), which oversaw...
Hsihseng Authorities Halt Creation of Highland Farms After Local Opposition
The authorities in the Pa-O Self-Administered Region of Hsihseng Township in southern Shan State have stopped a plan to clear trees from mountains for...
Hsihseng Authorities’ Land Compensation Scheme Could Create Interethnic Conflict, Farmers Say
Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township say that if a plan goes ahead to distribute highland farms to locals, the authorities risk fomenting...
