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.
The state government has offered financial assistance of 500,000 kyat (US$375) to both families of those killed.
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Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.
A temporary exchange of gunfire broke out between the Shan State Army-South and the Burmese army four days after the groups signed a union-level ceasefire agreement
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As legislators tour through northern Burma to hold talks with armed groups, the Shan State Army-South are hoping so to secure the release of nearly 100 prisoners
In the midst of harvest, members of the Palaung ethnic group are being keeping out of their tea fields after being conscripted by rebel forces
Two sides clash close to Thai border after Shan State Army refutes demands to withdraw troops, again spotlighting fragility of truce
All Burma Students’ Democratic Front says further ceasefire talks will be held in Rangoon after meeting takes place in Thailand
Shan troops exchange fire with three Burmese battalions northwest of Tachilek only weeks after both sides agree a ceasefire
Ceasefire agreed recently will be ‘meaningless’ unless Burmese troops bring to an end ingrained abusive practices against civilians
Shan State Army–North becomes latest ethnic armed group to sign truce with government, with issues over territory agreed upon
Shan State Army to give up drugs seized from local militia as part of a deal over brokering a ceasefire with Burmese government
Shan State Army willing to talk but only by official invitation, as the government attempts to negotiate with warring rebel groups
Children as young as 10 this week forced to accompany Burmese army column through volatile stretch of Shan state
Burma’s largest ethnic army voices ‘serious concern’ about fighting in border regions sparked by ‘contradictory’ Thein Sein
Environmental group says clashes in Burma’s northern and eastern border regions is intended to secure lucrative dam sites
For 15 years they were sworn enemies, their fighting pitting renegade Shan against government supporter. But last month the Shan State Army-South publicly cemented an alliance with their northern counterparts[…]
Shelling of Shan army base leaves soldiers vomiting and struggling to breathe as speculation of chemical weapons use mounts
Exchange of fire near Mansi northern Burma may spell end to 17-year ceasefire between Kachin army and Burmese government
Two disparate worlds coexist in the mountain hamlet of Loi Taileng, where the struggle for Shan independence takes many shapes
Continued bilateral investment and border stability expected to feature highly in talks as Burma’s president makes first state visit tomorrow
Officials from the formerly Shan State Army-North travel publicly cemeted a new-found unity with their southern counterparts
High in the Shan foothills straddling the Thailand-Burma border lies Loi Taileng, the home of the Shan State Army. At the weekend, thousands descended on the mountain village-cum-military base for[…]