Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 22, 2016 Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi received a pledge of support from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday in Beijing an upcoming peace conference that will bring together Myanmar government [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 30, 2016 Five villagers from Mong Yaw in Shan State’s Lashio Township were found buried in shallow graves close to a Burma Army camp in the area, according to local eyewitnesses. [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 20, 2016 Leaders of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) have confirmed that they will participate in what has been termed the “21st Century [...]
Statement by the Women’s League of Burma | June 16, 2016 The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) is seriously concerned at the Tatmadaw’s recent new offensives and ongoing impunity for war crimes, which are undermining the government’s new peace [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 16, 2016 Lieutenant General Pang Fa, the Chairman of the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has indicated that the SSPP/SSA is willing to facilitate negotiations between the Ta’ang National Liberation [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 03, 2016 The following report is the outcome of the 1 ½ hour meeting between the 21st Century Panglong Conference Preparatory Committee (21 CPCPC) headed by Dr Tin Myo Win [...]
By Phanida for Mizzima News | June 02, 2016 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) had a meeting on 1June in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to discuss ongoing fighting between the SSA [...]
Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 31, 2016 The Aung San Suu Kyi-headed Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC), which is made up of Union Government, Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and Political Parties, with [...]
Paing Soe, DVB | May 30, 2016 Two ethnic Ta’ang civil society organisations have voiced concern over ethnic tensions with Shan communities following a protest in northern Shan State on the weekend. On Saturday, around 2,000 Shan residents in [...]
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 [...]