‘Can we ensure equal status in a federal Burma?’ ask ethnic youths
Several participants questioned whether equal rights would prevail for those ethnic minorities that do not have their own state or administrative region.
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Pa-O villagers dying after doctors abandon hospital
Medical staff at a local government hospital in Pacha Klo village in Hsihseng township in the Pa-O Self-Administrated Zone in Shan State have been absent from their posts, causing the deaths of sickly locals that could otherwise have been prevented.
Shan State citizens rally for peace and ethnic rights
People from self-administrated zones in Shan State take to the streets in a call to end regional conflicts and greater acceptance of ethnic groups.
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No deal on Pa-O, SSA-S land dispute
Delegates from the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation and the Shan State Army-South/ Restoration Council of Shan State failed to find an agreement on a territory dispute during a day of talks at the SSA headquarters in Loi Taileng on 11 September.
Fighting breaks out between Pa-O and Shan armies
Tensions between the PNLA and the Shan State Army-South boil over following earlier incidents in the Mauk Mae area.
Politician murdered in Taunggyi
An opposition party member in Taunggyi, Shan State, was found dead outside his village on Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to the head.
Militia leader denies forcing NLD members to resign at gunpoint
A Pa-O militia dismissed reports that the armed group forced members from the National League for Democracy to resign at gunpoint last month
Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over land row
An armed militia in northeastern Burma’s Shan state forced more than 50 National League for Democracy members at gunpoint to resign from the party on Sunday following a land dispute
Pa-O armed group opens liaison office in Shan state capital
The Pa-O National Liberation Organisation opened their first liaison office last Saturday after signing a ceasefire deal with the government last year
PNLO launch attack against regime troops
Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Pa-O National Liberation Organisation fighters mounted an attack last week on the former headquarters of the Shan State Nationalities Liberation Organisation, which was occupied by Burmese[…]
