Tag: Shan
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...
Shan Armies Use Villagers As Forced Labour In Hsipaw Township
Civilians say rival Shan ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) are exploiting them during their conflict over land in northern Shan State by forcing them to...
Villagers Afraid EAOs Will Abduct Youths In Northern Shan State
Villagers fear that rival armed ethnic organisations fighting each other in northern Shan State will forcibly recruit their young men and even their youth...
Shan Cultural Organization Helping Civilians Affected By Conflict in Kyaukme Township
Among the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by fighting between rival ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) in Kyaukme Township, about 80 people from...
Shan Voters in Mandalay Report Being Unable to Vote for Shan...
Multiple Shan residents of Mandalay reported that they were unable to vote for the Shan ethnic affairs minister in Mandalay Region on Sunday during...
Shan Political Parties Criticize Election Approach Amid COVID-19 Pandemic as ‘Unfair’
Shan political parties have reported a range of challenges surrounding Burma’s 2020 election, which is set to occur amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On July...
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...
Army Prosecutes 47 Farmers In Kholam
The Burma Army prosecuted 47 farmers in southern Shan State after farmers would not agree to sign a document stating that the Tatmadaw owns...
Farmers Protest Land Grabs In Southern Shan State
Pa-O farmers from southern Shan State gathered in protest Tuesday after their farms were seized by the Tatmadaw. Burma Army LIB-423 and LIB-424 confiscated 900...
