Tag: Shan State
Tawng Yo Support group member arrested exceeding custody time without trial
On September 24, 2021, Ko Aung San, a member of Tawng Yo Support group, was arrested by the military junta at his home in...
Man Injured By Shelling In Southern Shan State
Shelling between rival ethnic armed organisations squabbling over territory in southern Shan State injured the driver of a vehicle visiting a Buddhist monastery where...
Civilian Killed By Shelling between Rival Shan EAOs In Southern Shan...
Shelling between rival Shan armed groups killed a villager and injured a woman and the couple's two children in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan...
IDPs Struggle With COVID-19 Amid Ration Shortage In Northern Shan State
About half the population of Mang Hkar internally displaced persons (Mang Hkar ) in northern Shan State has COVID-19. Of the 200 villagers displaced...
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...
