Shan Herald Agency for News

Photo by SHAN- the United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march on the 20th anniversary in the Headquarters Pangsang in 2009.
October 24, 2016
The Burmese armed forces have ordered the United Wa State Army (UWSA) to withdraw all its troops from territory under the control of the National...
U Kyaw Thu Zaw, director of the Parliament Office (left) Reporters who came to cover the Shan State Hluttaw (right)
October 20, 2016
Independent media outlets covering the Shan State Hluttaw (parliament) in the state capital Taunggyi have been discriminated against and are being...
October 20, 2016
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) have both released...
October 19, 2016
Thousands of ethnic Red Shan people have marched to demand the creation of a new autonomous state.
October 14, 2016
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has said that it will contest all vacant seats in Shan State in the by-election scheduled for...
October 14, 2016
The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) says it sent a letter to the Burmese military’s Eastern Central Command on Monday denying...
October 12, 2016
One of the eight ethnic armed groups that is a signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has accused the government of breaking the...
October 10, 2016
At least ten villagers were taken captive by Burmese government forces during clashes with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (...
UWSA leader Bao Youxiang (left) and NDAA-ESS leader U Sai Leun (right)
October 8, 2016
Tensions are high between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army – Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS), also known as...
October 7, 2016
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has reportedly sent more troops into territory under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) as...
October 6, 2016
The United States will not put pressure or any ethnic armed organization (EAO) that is yet sign to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA),...
People displaced by fighting between the RCSS/SSA and the Burma Army
October 5, 2016
About 2,000 people fled their homes after the Burma Army attacked a Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) relief centre in...