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    Police seize drugs worth over $1 million in Shan and Karen State

    Drugs worth approximately 1.6 billion kyat ($1.15 million USD) were seized in Shan State over the weekend.

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    Burma is source of world’s fourth-largest displaced population: report

    With 1.2 million refugees originating from Burma and tens of thousands more uprooted inside the country, the Southeast Asian nation was the source of the fourth-largest population of displaced people worldwide at the end of 2017, a new report by the UN refugee agency.

    Lead Story News Politics Shan

    Burmese military bar Shan meetings

    Both meetings had been scheduled as preparatory discussions to a round of national-level political dialogue due to begin next month in Langkho, southern Shan State.

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    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    SSA-North rejects encroachment accusations

    The state government accuses the Shan army of contravening a state-level agreement outlining areas of control and prompting hostilities with Burmese troops.

    Accidents Lead Story News Shan

    2 perish in fire at home of ex-VP Sai Mauk Kham’s sister in Muse

    Both the elder sister and the niece of Burma’s former vice-president Sai Mauk Kham were killed in a fire at their home this morning.

    Lead Story News Peace Process

    NCA signatories call for Arakan, Shan voices at peace talks

    Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Kachin pastors transferred to police, charged with unlawful association

    Two Kachin pastors detained by the Burma Army have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to the President’s Office.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Rights groups call on govt to probe case of missing Kachin pastors

    Human rights organisations have called on the government to investigate the disappearance of two Kachin pastors in northern Shan State.

    Aid Conflict Lead Story News

    3,000 IDPs sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu

    Relief workers say that these internally displaced persons are urgently in need of blankets and warm clothing as the cold season sets in.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Post-conflict plan underway to restore Mongko

    Govt administrator says it may take some time to repair schools that were partially destroyed by artillery shelling during the two-week conflict.

    Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process

    NCA signatories denounce ‘terrorist’ labelling

    The eight militias, including the KNU, said that they strongly object to any attempt to label the Northern Alliance as terrorists.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    Burma army defends Mongko bases with air support

    Military-run Myawady News reported today that the Burmese units had to call in air support to defend their positions.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Burma army using wedding guests as human shields: KPN

    More than 70 persons had been travelling by road to attend a wedding in Muse District when they were stopped and questioned by Burmese soldiers.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Northern Alliance calls for Chinese intervention in resolving conflict

    The Burmese military is “on a path to annihilate the ethnic rebels,” instead of looking for a peaceful solution, say coalition.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    TNLA, KIA ambush Burmese military convoy

    Military reports that a convoy was en route to the battlefront in Hsenwi Township when a remote-controlled IED exploded in its path.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Thousands flee to China during govt, militia clashes

    More than 3,000 have fled across the border to China to seek shelter amid the chaos in northern Shan State.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Burmese army artillery assault causes panic in Namhsan

    Local MP says MOC-1 launched artillery strikes towards a village outside the town amid clashes with TNLA.

    Lead Story News Shan

    Fire destroys market in Shan State

    The market in the northern Shan State town of Namlan was devastated by fire on Sunday.

    Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    Shan State police seize 67kg of heroin hidden under SUV

    The police deputy-commander said that drugs are frequently seized at Takaw Bridge, but this was the biggest seizure at that checkpoint so far this year.

    Crime Lead Story Natural resources News

    Chinese nationals nabbed for mining sandstone in Shan State

    Local authorities put a stop to some Chinese mining ventures in the area in 2014 following complaints by local villagers, but illegal operations have continued.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    IDPs call for Tatmadaw withdrawal from Shan State

    The group also reportedly called for the Tatmadaw to release two villagers who were detained during a raid on a SSA-S facility in the village of Panpwe.

    Kokang Lead Story Media News

    Questions raised over reported Kokang kidnapping

    Burmese military media have reported that Kokang rebels abducted five workers from a hydropower plant in Laogai.

    Conflict Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    Shans claim Burma army attacked drug rehab centre

    According to the SSA-S, the Burmese army provoked a firefight when it raided what the Shan militia claims was a drug rehabilitation camp in Tonlaung.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    Wa forces reportedly move in on Mongla Army positions

    Khun Sai, director of Shan think tank Union Institute, suggested the fight could be a Wa incursion in Mongla territory under orders of the UWSA leadership.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    1 child killed, 2 critically wounded in artillery strike in Muse

    “The Tatmadaw fired six artillery rounds around six in the morning, and two landed right in the centre of the village, hitting three children who were outside playing,” an NGO worker told DVB.

    Electricity Environment Lead Story News

    Salween documentary warns of mass flooding

    A series of small islands on the Salween River is at risk of ‘going under’ if construction of a hydro-power dam goes ahead as planned, says a local NGO.

    Lead Story News Politics

    NLD to investigate Win Htein incident

    The NLD has finally broken its silence over the controversial dismissal of its executive members in Shan State by the party’s secretary, Win Htein.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    Shan, Ta’ang friendships strained over ethnic conflict

    Kyaukme has been for many years a peaceful town, its ethnic Shan and Ta’ang residents co-existing in relative harmony. But armed conflict is threatening to tear the communities apart.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Interview: NLD’s Win Htein counters heavy-handed allegations

    NLD spokesman Win Htein defends after the fallout from his decision to dismiss five executive members of the party in Shan State.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    Ta’ang, SSA-S meet for talks aimed at reducing hostilities

    Ta’ang party offered to mediate the talks and help build trust between the Shan State Army-South and TNLA.

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