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Trekking in the Shan hills
Hsipaw and the surrounding landscape is a beautiful destination, excellent for trekking, meeting local hill tribes and venturing off the beaten track.
Burmese army tortured Shan civilians, says rights group
The Shan Human Right Foundation has accused the Burmese army of an attack on 11 villages in Shan State, in which civilians were tortured.
Student activist condemns re-arrest of political prisoner
A prominent student activist, who spent nearly 20 years in jail under the former military junta, has slammed the Burmese government for revoking the presidential pardon of a former political prisoner
Shan farmers demand halt to Shwe pipeline
A group of farmers from Shan state issued a public call on Friday demanding that Burma's government remove sections of the Shwe gas pipeline built on their land
Minister apologises for calling MPs ‘uneducated’
After questioning the parliament's intellectual aptitude in response to having his ministry's budget slashed, Myint Hlaing issued a formal apology to the country's legislative body
Gas pipeline victims get pay-off
Burmese authorities offer compensation for Shan villagers forced off their land to make way for the China-backed Shwe gas pipeline
