Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
2 Ta’ang men brutally murdered, says women’s group
Tensions are running high between the Ta’ang and Shan communities in the Palaung area as more violence occurs.
Tagged: Namhkam
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Shan
SNDP withdraws from Shan constituency to avoid vote-split
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy will be the only major ethnic party to contest the election in Namhkam Township against the USDP, NLD and NUP.
China pressing ahead with bridge building despite land dispute, say Namhkam locals
Some 500 residents turn out on Friday in the town of Namhkam in northern Shan State to protest the visit of Chinese officials from across the common border.
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Explosion at Shan politician’s home injures one
A bomb exploded on the front yard of a Shan politician on Thursday night, leaving one man injured in Shan State’s Namhkam Township.
Environment Lead Story Natural resources News
Thousands protest against mines in Namhkam
Thousands gathered in Namhkam, Shan State, on Friday morning to protest against commercial mining operations.
Army says officers were punished for Namhkam tortures
Two Burmese Army officers who oversaw the beating of a Shan State village chief and community leaders have been transferred out of the region.
Villagers flee Namhkam after alleged army threats
A village in northern Shan State has been almost entirely evacuated following threats by the Burmese military, according to a local who claims he was tortured by soldiers in the village earlier this week.
Lead Story News Shan Women's Issues
Brides-to-China trafficking ring uncovered in Shan State
Two separate parents, apparently persuaded by human traffickers to sell their daughters as brides in China, were arrested and are currently being questioned by police in Lashio, northern Shan State.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Kachin refugees told to go home despite conflict
Hundreds of displaced persons in Kachin State, northern Burma, are under pressure by the Burmese army to go home despite the ongoing conflict in the area, according to aid workers.
Aid Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
Kachin IDPs urged to return home despite ongoing violence
Conditions are dire for thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Burma, who after fleeing armed conflict are now being pressured to return to their villages in Kachin State’s Mansi Township.
Aid shortage hits Kachin refugees
Hundreds of displaced villagers who fled their homes in Mansi amidst escalating violence in Kachin State late last week are now facing an extreme shortage of provisions and adequate accommodation, according to local relief workers.
Census Conflict Lead Story News
Hundreds flee as census-related clashes break out in Kachin
Fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces in Mansi Township has forced hundreds of Kachin IDPs and villagers to seek sanctuary in Namhkam and at the Burma-China border.
Namhkam festival cancelled in wake of bombings
An annual Buddhist festival has been cancelled in Namhkam for security reasons following three bomb blasts in the northern Shan state town which left one man dead and another injured.
One killed in Shan state bombing
Burma woke up this morning to news that yet another bomb blast had taken a life, this time in the northern Shan state town of Namhkam which lies close to the Chinese border.
