By Kyaw Myo / The Irrawaddy | September 7, 2018 YANGON—Proposals that the Union Parliament and Lower House take urgent steps to de-escalate fighting in ethnic regions in order to protect civilians were rejected for debate, said Nan Kham [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | September 7, 2018 Burma Army conscripts porters, detains elderly and children during “clearance operations” near Upper Yeywa dam site in N. Shan State; arrests, tortures villagers in S. Shan State From July 23 to [...]
By Hom Hurng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | September, 4, 2018 With armed conflict on the way to Hsipaw and flooding outside Lashio, the displaced in Namtu Township are filling monasteries and makeshift camps. More than [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 16, 2018 The groups have engaged in a series of battles in northern Shan State, with the Tatmadaw reportedly sending in reinforcements. Government forces—also known as the [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 10, 2018 A military column belonging to the government armed forces released 16 locals from Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Wednesday after a Shan Nationalities League [...]
Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) | August 4, 2018 The first 2018 Biannual Meeting of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) has been held during 1-4 August 2018 at Loi Tai Leng Headquarters and was [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | July 26, 2018 SHAN speaks to the RCSS/SSA leader about his decision not to attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference this month. At the third session of the Union [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News | July 24, 2018 Chairman of the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) Sai Aik Pao called on Shan armed groups this week to cooperate to address ongoing conflict in northern [...]
Network Media Group / BNI Online | July 24, 2018 The government’s Peace Commission held informal meetings with the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in Chiang Mai, Thailand on July [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | July 20, 2018 YANGON — Nearly half of the roughly 1,500 people displaced by inter-ethnic fighting in Shan State’s Namtu Township on Monday have returned to their villages as of this morning [...]