Tag: Shan State
Four Northern Shan State Men Missing After Alleged Abduction by Armed...
The men, who range in age from 19 to 23, were working on the Shan-China border to earn money for their school fees and...
Shan State Prisons Home to More Than 30 High School Students
For the first time, nearly half of the incarcerated students will be allowed to take the matriculation exam. There are 34 high school students...
PRAYING FOR PEACE: Will the Shan Sangha chanting and praying bring...
The blessing and praying ceremony across the whole Shan State was conducted on August 20 which was headed by the Executive Council of Shan...
Civilian Drivers Injured in Shooting on Northern Shan State’s Muse-Kutkai Road
Gunshots were fired by an unknown armed group, leading two drivers to endure injuries to their legs. Two civilians driving along the Muse-Kutkai road...
Hundreds of Villagers Flee Rising Tension Between RCSS and Northern Alliance...
Nearly 600 people are displaced after hearing shots fired in the northern Shan State township. Hundreds of villagers in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township...
Clashes Intensify Between Burma Army and Northern Alliance in Kutkai Township
The groups have engaged in a series of battles in northern Shan State, with the Tatmadaw reportedly sending in reinforcements. Government forces—also known as the...
Shan State Locals, MPs Call For Halt to Hydropower Projects on...
The demands are in opposition to the Upper Yeywa Dam, which expected to drown a village and hundreds of acres of farmland. Executive members...
Leaders Meet to Discuss Shan State Constitution Draft
The Shan State Constitution Drafting Committee is meeting to look into amendments to the second draft of the charter. Leaders from across Shan State met...
Five Villagers Detained, 100 Displaced in Namtu Township
The RCSS/SSA is accused of arresting five locals in northern Shan State. Locals say that five Namtu Township villagers are missing and presumably being...
Ta’ang Villager Shot Dead by Masked Assailant in Hsipaw
The shooting is the tenth in the northern Shan State township this year. A 44-year-old man was shot dead by a masked gunman in...
