Yan Kyin Kan, a Lower House MP for the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, discusses the challenges facing his war-torn region in Shan State.
Tag: Kokang Special Region
Find Peng Jiasheng, Burmese military tells Thais
Burmese military officials have called on their Thai counterparts to help capture Kokang rebel leader Peng Jiasheng who they claim is hiding in Thailand.
Defence minister urges extending state of emergency in Kokang
Conflict rages in the Kokang region. Meanwhile, a three-month presidential decree imposing martial law is set to expire on 17 May.
Chinese authorities hit back at border restriction ‘rumours’
Lincang government says it is doing everything possible to provide safe havens for Kokang refugees, and is providing physical and medical aid at shelters.
Attack on pro-govt leader in Laogai
The house of the head of a loyalist rebel faction comes under shell fire in Laogai.
Prisoner convoy ambushed in Kokang
Over forty people were injured when a a convoy of prisoners came under fire on its way to Lashio.