Tag: Shan State
IDPs Flee Fresh Violence Between Shan EAOs In Southern Shan State
Villagers living in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp are again forced to flee rival Shan armed groups after fighting edged closer to them...
Burma Army Arrests Youths In Northern Shan State
The military arrested seven youths in Lashio Township and accused them of belonging to People Defence Force (PDF), which has formed chapters across Burma...
Health Officials Prioritize Testing In Shan State Townships
Fifty Buddhist nuns have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at a teaching facility in Lashio where they are studying. After the Hita Cari...
Conflict Escalating Between EAOs In Northern Shan State
Hostilities between ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) fighting over territory in Shan State have intensified in Kyaukme Township, with two civilians seriously injured by the...
Conflict Between EAOs Likely To Continue In Shan State
It seems unlikely that the conflict between rival ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) in Hsipaw and Kyaukme townships, where they are fighting over territory in...
Villagers Fleeing Shan State Fighting Fearful Of COVID-19
Villagers who have fled fighting between rival ethnic Shan ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) are afraid of contracting COVID-19 because infection rates are high in...
Tatmadaw Force PMFs To Fight Anti-regime Forces In Shan State
Tatmadaw Central-east Military Command has ordered People Militia Forces (PMFs) operating in Loilen District in southern Shan State to send troops to serve as...
Ethnic Armed Organisations Clash Over Territory In Northern Shan State
The spokesperson for Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) blamed the conflict in northern Shan State on the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and...
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...
COVID-19 Cluster Detected In Cement Factory In Southern Shan State
Fifty-seven tested positive in Panglaung Township last Wednesday, with almost half of the infections recorded in a 24 hour period arising from a outbreak...
