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.
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People’s militia terrorises us, say Lashio villagers
Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.
Shan rebels, army engage in brief fight
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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Parliamentarians to meet with armed groups
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
Palaung suffer from conscription
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
Troops die in renewed Shan fighting
Two sides clash close to Thai border after Shan State Army refutes demands to withdraw troops, again spotlighting fragility of truce
Student army latest to join peace talks
All Burma Students’ Democratic Front says further ceasefire talks will be held in Rangoon after meeting takes place in Thailand
Fighting breaks out in Shan state
Shan troops exchange fire with three Burmese battalions northwest of Tachilek only weeks after both sides agree a ceasefire
Shan army calls for end to state abuse
Ceasefire agreed recently will be ‘meaningless’ unless Burmese troops bring to an end ingrained abusive practices against civilians
Shan army signs ceasefire, agrees territory
Shan State Army–North becomes latest ethnic armed group to sign truce with government, with issues over territory agreed upon
Shan army to hand over drugs
Shan State Army to give up drugs seized from local militia as part of a deal over brokering a ceasefire with Burmese government
Shan army ‘ready for govt talks’
Shan State Army willing to talk but only by official invitation, as the government attempts to negotiate with warring rebel groups
Shan children ‘used as human shields’
Children as young as 10 this week forced to accompany Burmese army column through volatile stretch of Shan state
Wa army anxious about border conflicts
Burma’s largest ethnic army voices ‘serious concern’ about fighting in border regions sparked by ‘contradictory’ Thein Sein
Energy projects ‘fuelling’ border fighting
Environmental group says clashes in Burma’s northern and eastern border regions is intended to secure lucrative dam sites
Shan unity rekindles ethnic hopes
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[…]
Fears mount over chemical weapons use
Shelling of Shan army base leaves soldiers vomiting and struggling to breathe as speculation of chemical weapons use mounts
Gunfire puts Kachin truce on tenterhooks
Exchange of fire near Mansi northern Burma may spell end to 17-year ceasefire between Kachin army and Burmese government
In the Shan hills, civilian and military life merge
Two disparate worlds coexist in the mountain hamlet of Loi Taileng, where the struggle for Shan independence takes many shapes
Thein Sein prepares for China visit
Continued bilateral investment and border stability expected to feature highly in talks as Burma’s president makes first state visit tomorrow
Factional Shan armies bid for unity
Officials from the formerly Shan State Army-North travel publicly cemeted a new-found unity with their southern counterparts
Shan armies look ahead
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[…]
