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    Tagged: Lashio

    Lead Story News Shan

    500 flee homes in Namtu as Shan, Ta’ang armies clash

    Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.

    Lead Story News Shan

    Shan state govt pledges compensation to victims of Lashio bomb blast

    The state government has offered financial assistance of 500,000 kyat (US$375) to both families of those killed.

    Lead Story News Shan

    Two killed, several injured by bomb blast in Lashio

    A bomb explosion on Wednesday in the Shan State city of Lashio killed two bank workers and injured 11 people, the government said. Police said they were investigating but had no word on possible suspects.

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    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Burmese military warns of imminent ‘terrorist attack’ in Lashio

    Ethnic rebels refute allegations, and say the Burmese military is “spreading lies”. KIA spokesman says the campaign is a veiled threat against the local population.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News

    People’s militia terrorises us, say Lashio villagers

    Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.

    Crime Human Rights Lead Story Military News

    Soldiers get five years with hard labour for Mong Yaw murders

    The sentence was a rare instance of Burma Army personnel being held accountable for committing atrocities against civilians, but relatives of the victims say they’re not satisfied.

    Crime Lead Story News Shan

    4 youths busted for brandishing gun at police in Lashio

    One of the youths was identified as the son of a local militia official, but police say the firearm seized did not belong to his father.

    Conflict Human Rights Lead Story Military News

    Burma Army soldiers confess to killing villagers

    Three Burmese army servicemen under investigation for the death of five local villagers in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township in June have confessed to the killings at a military tribunal.

    Lead Story Military News Shan

    Mong Yaw murders: Don’t sweep it under the carpet, says SHRF

    Shan Human Rights Foundation said it is calling for an official investigation into the murders of seven villagers in Mong Yaw village, Lashio District.

    Lead Story Military News Shan

    Shan police to investigate Lashio murders

    The Burmese military dismissed independent and social media reports claiming the deceased were local villagers who had been abducted by the Burmese army.

    Lead Story Military News Shan

    Burmese soldiers accused of murdering 7 villagers in Lashio

    Bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in a cornfield, nearly a week after they were detained by a Burmese army unit on suspicion of being rebel supporters.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Sword attacks leave six in hospital in Lashio

    The attacks come after a period of relative calm in the town following a crackdown on youth brawls five months ago.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Shan

    Shan conflict shows no signs of abating

    Only two days after Burma went to the polls, the Burmese army stepped up their military campaign against Shan State Army-North.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Lashio election commission denies vote-rigging

    A Lashio election commission representative has denied claims that the vice-president won his Lower House seat fraudulently.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Will USDP cry foul?

    Starting today, parties can officially contest results from the election, and the USDP is set to do just that.

    Is Kokang ready for a November election? video

    Elections Lead Story News Video

    Is Kokang ready for a November election?

    The ruling USDP has said will run in Kokang electorates. But is the war-torn region ready for polls so soon?

    Lead Story News

    Burmese solider killed by roadside bomb: witness

    An attack on a Burmese army convoy in northern Shan State has left one solider dead and two injured, according to a witness.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    Palaung army talks peace

    TNLA vows to avoid armed clashes and reduce tensions with Burmese government forces, as it bids to join other ethnic armed groups in signing a ceasefire.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    Burmese army outpost attacked in Shan State

    24th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) reportedly lost two men when its camp, located about a mile outside the town of Namtu, was attacked.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News Shan

    Namtu villagers return home as TNLA retreat

    Some 400 villagers who were displaced by fighting between Burmese government forces and the Palaung army return to their homes.

    Lead Story Military News Shan

    Military to take action against trigger-happy soldier

    Soldier shot at vehicle killing one passenger when driver failed to stop immediately at a checkpoint in Shan State.

    Kokang Lead Story News Refugees

    Refugees return to Laogai with govt assurances

    At the urging of officials, hundred of civilians from northern Shan State’s war-torn Kokang region have been returned to their hometown of Laogai.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Gunmen attempt to destroy helicopters, aircraft in Lashio

    “They fired what looked like RPGs into the hangar where helicopter gunships and other aircraft were stationed, but missed their targets.”

    Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News

    MNDAA claims swelling of its ranks

    Kokang residents are returning home, according to Chinese reports, as the MNDAA claim a boost in the number of its troops since recent troubles began.

    Ethnic issues Kokang Lead Story News

    Prisoner convoy ambushed in Kokang

    Over forty people were injured when a a convoy of prisoners came under fire on its way to Lashio.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Kokang conflict: Police families evacuated to Lashio

    After a police station comes under fire in nearly deserted Laogai, the families of officers join the thousands of people to become displaced.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Burma army claims 26 Kokang rebels killed

    Claims, counter-claims and confusing statements emerge from a weekend of intense hostilities between Burmese military and Kokang ethnic forces.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    By truck, by bike, by foot – the exodus from Laogai

    “Hundreds of civil servants [and workers] fled the town and headed south by car or motorbike. Those without transportation simply began walking.”

    Lead Story News Rohingya Shan

    Four terror suspects arrested in Lashio District

    Hsenwi local MP Sai Win Khine said “four Bengalis” were detained when police stopped a bus travelling from Lashio to the border town of Muse.

    Cultures converge at Wa harvest festival video

    Culture Lead Story News Video

    Cultures converge at Wa harvest festival

    Lashio’s Wa community celebrate the colourful festival of Kauk Thit Sar Pwe.

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