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    During the 71st Shan State National Day commemoration at the headquarters of the Restoration Council of Shan State’s Loi Tai Leng headquarters, European ambassadors and UN representatives rubbed shoulders with ethnic armed group leaders.

    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.

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    Ethnic rebels hope for peace under new president

    Burma’s warring rebel leaders have thrown their support behind the National League for Democracy’s pick for President, set to take over the country’s fractured peace process.

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    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Burma army intervenes in Shan rebel war

    The Burmese army has launched assaults on Ta’ang rebel positions in Burma’s northeast in response to parliamentary calls for an intervention to end fighting between rebels that has displaced thousands.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    Battle-ready rebels highlight Suu Kyi’s peace problem

    Ending decades of ethnic conflict is one of the biggest challenges for the incoming government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has made it her first priority.

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    ‘Lisu people want to be free from the threats of armed groups’

    Lisu National Development Party lawmaker Lar Mar Lay discusses his party’s priorities as he enters Burma’s lower house.

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    Interview: Breaking the cycle of malnutrition in Burma

    The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Burma is facing a funding shortfall of $51 million to meet all the needs till the end of 2016.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Casualties as rebel armies clash in Shan State

    “The RCSS has expanded troop presences in Namhkan, Kyaukme, Lashio and Kutkai – bolstering their numbers to about 1,000 in the area of fighting alone.”

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process Politics

    Shan State battles rage in tandem with peace talks

    As the second stage in Burma’s lurching peace process began with the Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw on Tuesday, the absent Ta’ang National Liberation Army marked its 53rd Revolutionary Day with skirmishes against Burmese troops.

    Pa-O villagers dying after doctors abandon hospital video

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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.

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    Burmese army urges displaced Shan to return home

    The Burmese military on Saturday urged civilians displaced by war in southern Shan State to return home. Over 1,000 people remain in a displacement camp near the town of Mongshu,[…]

    Lead Story News Politics

    World Food Programme short $40 million in Burma

    More than 600,000 people in Burma need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees Shan

    Schools bombed, women raped in ongoing Shan battles: rights groups

    Shan rights groups have accusing the Burmese army of bombing schools, firing on civilians and raping women in the past two months.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    Govt orders army to cease hostilities with Shan rebels

    The SSA-N said it has agreed to the truce, but expressed a desire to hold discussions with the government.

    No quick return for displaced Shan families video

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    No quick return for displaced Shan families

    One hundred and twenty kilometres from Lashio, Burmese forces are bombing the positions of the Shan State Army-North in the town of Mongshu.

    2015 Elections Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Ethnic aspects of the elections

    Will an NLD-led government be able to transform the lives of conflict-affected ethnic communities, or will they continue to be dominated by militarisation?

    2015 Elections Analysis Lead Story News

    NLD majority poses threat to minority politics

    “The upsurge of support for the NLD among the indigenous peoples is interesting, considering ethnic politics is concentrated largely in extra-parliamentary politics, that being the armed struggle.”

    2015 Elections Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Four million disenfranchised at home and abroad

    When Burma goes to the polls on 8 November, more than 10 percent of 33.5 million people officially eligible to vote won’t be able to.

    Shan villagers flee Burmese onslaught video

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Video

    Shan villagers flee Burmese onslaught

    Last week the Shan State Army North rejected an invitation to Naypyidaw to be part of a lavish declaration of peace in Burma. Now the Burmese army is paying them an unwelcome visit.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    ELECTION 2015: The show must go on

    After a day of uncertainty, Burma’s election commission announces that the country’s general election will go ahead as scheduled on 8 November.

    2015 Elections Lead Story Natural Disasters News Politics

    Election in limbo

    UEC Chairman Tin Aye has proposed postponing the 8 November election due to recent flooding and landslides across the country.

    2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News Politics

    INTERVIEW: Kachin MP Doi Bu

    Doi Bu, joint-secretary of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State, discusses her party’s plans for the upcoming general election in her home state.

    Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process Politics

    OPINION: Divisive ceasefire won’t bring peace

    Ethnic leaders meet on Wednesday with President Thein Sein for crucial peace talks. but confidence is not high, says analysts Dr Maung Zarni and Saw Kapi.

    Culture Lead Story News Shan

    The Shan Shaman Of Soi Sanam

    Ajarn Monglee doesn’t claim he has supernatural powers. Ajarn Monglee is a medicine man who reads from an ancient textbook and makes diagnoses.

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    4 killed in Tachileik flood as houses swept away

    Four people were killed in a flash flood in eastern Shan State, where severe currents swept away local villagers and houses in the village of Kyaing Lat in Tachileik District.

    The four, whose bodies were recovered on Wednesday, were as yet unnamed. Official sources said they were an older man, a mother and two children.

    Aik Pao speaks at a SNDP function ahead of the 2015 elections. (PHOTO: SNDP).

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Shan

    SNDP to field over 200 election candidates

    The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party will field over 200 candidates in constituencies across Burma in the general election, according to its chairperson.

    Bee Mont is a popular early-morning snack around Inle Lake. (PHOTO: Ko Hwte).

    Culture Lead Story Lifestyle News Shan

    Discovering Inle street food

    DVB reporter Ko Htwe finds some of Burma’s best food situated around Inle Lake, a UNESCO-recognised biosphere reserve located in southern Shan State.

    The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has been engaged in conflict with the Burmese military over the past week. (PHOTO: DVB).

    2015 Elections Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Ethnic armies vow to keep peace during election

    The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) has vowed that ethnic armed groups will not disturb the upcoming November elections.

    Myint Aung, aged 63, suffered extensive burns after setting himself alight (Photo: DVB)

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    Nieces of self-immolating farmer charged with trespassing

    Charges have been brought against two nieces of a farmer who died after setting himself alight in protest of military confiscation of his family’s land.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    RCSS/SSA pledges support for nationwide ceasefire

    The agreement comes as reports of villagers fleeing the RCSS/SSA’s new round of recruitments emerge.

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