Tag: Shan State
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...
TNLA continues taxing citizens in Northern Shan State
Ta’ang National Liberation Army has continued taxing passengers and car drivers passing on the main road between Kutkhai and Muse township, northern Shan State,...
How we can help the Wa
Once again, the United Wa State Party/Army (UWSP/UWSA) which is the de facto government of the Wa Self Administered Division (SAD), hosting the ethnic...
New hydropower dam to be built in Muse township
A new hydroelectric dam is being planned on the Nampaw river, Muse township, northern Shan State, according to a news source. The planned dam will...
Larngkhur police chief beats innocent man
A police chief and his fellow officers have beaten an innocent man for no reason at a betel shop in Larngkhur township, southern Shan...
