By Action for Shan State Rivers | May 26, 2016 On March 30, 2016, we published a report “Save the Namtu River” raising concerns about four planned dams on the Namtu/Myitnge River, including the 700 MW Middle Yeywa dam, [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 25, 2016 The charred remains of at least three bodies were found in the northern Shan State village of Woe Long in Kyaukme Township after a battle took place there [...]
By Nang Mya Nadi, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 19, 2016 Burmese government troops fighting ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State have been accused of abducting and torturing local villagers suspected of being rebel fighters. The district [...]
By Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 12, 2016 A civilian was injured and three homes destroyed in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township during clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang Nationalities Liberation Army (TNLA) on [...]
By Mizzima | May 11, 2016 On 7-8 May 2016, an estimated 1,600 people left their villages in Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships in Shan State following heightened tensions between armed groups in the area, according to the United Nations [...]
Statement by News and Information Department PSLF/TNLA | May 7, 2016 A battle took place on May 6 between the TNLA and RCSS/SSA troops at Ho-pan village near Man-wun village of Namt Kham Township. The intruded RCSS/SSA camp on the hill [...]
By Sai Aw/Shan Herald News Agency (SHAN) | May 9, 2016 A coalition of nine groups in Namkham Township on Sunday put out a statement condemning the Ta’ang National Liberation Army/Palaung State Liberation Front (TNLA/PSLF), who they hold responsible [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 9, 2016 The Ta’ang National Liberation Army/Palaung State Liberation Front (TNLA/PSLF) and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) have repeatedly clashed in northern Shan State over the past [...]
By Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | April 29, 2016 The Burma Army is currently launching small scale attacks across different areas of Kachin and Shan states. They have killed and wounded several villagers, including wounding a 7-year-old girl and killing [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | April 29, 2016 The Burma Army has dispatched reinforcements to the Loi Say-Loi Leng area in northern Shan State’s Tangyan Township, where a Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) base is located, [...]