Tag: Shan State
No Casualties in Unexplained Bomb Blast in Lang Khur Police Station
Explosion within a guarded police compound causes no deaths or reported injuries but raises questions among local residents A bomb exploded in Lang Khur Township...
Burma Army Detains Civilians in Shan State
Seven villagers in Kunhing Township were detained for more than a day after renewed fighting between the Burma Army and the RCSS/SSA. On the morning...
“It was like an earthquake” – Photographing the Aftermath of Shan...
Weeks after flash flooding destroyed homes and farmland, villagers in eastern Shan State find themselves struggling to rebuild amidst the debris. PHOTOS BY SAI MYO...
Drugs in Burma: ‘like gelded chickens’
One of the Shan townspeople met by the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) delegation that spent a month-long tour inside Shan...
Chiangmai to hold seminar on opening new border checkpoints
A seminar will be held at Chiangmai’s Uniserv Hotel tomorrow to discuss the opening of a new border checkpoint between Chiangmai and Burma’s Shan...
Witnesses Report Sexual Abuse of Laikha Woman by Burma Army Officer
An incident involving threats against a woman and her family reflect widespread sexual violence and impunity in ethnic areas under military control.
After refusing the...
Elderly Woman Killed After Stepping on Landmine in Hsenwi Township
A 70-year-old woman died while collecting firewood near a Burma Army compound in northern Shan State. HSENWI TOWNSHIP—A 70-year-old woman died after stepping on...
Shan Community Based Organizations Demand an End to Construction of Upper...
A coalition of Shan CBOs issue a joint statement calling for a halt to a controversial energy project in southern Shan State after flaws...
Village tract head shot dead in Hsipaw township
A village tract headman who was shot in his clothing shop in Hsipaw township, died in hospital this morning. The victim, forty-eight year-old U San...
RCSS decides not to attend the ethnic summit in Law Kee...
The Restoration Council of Shan State/the Shan State Army South has sent a letter to the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) informing them that...
