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Photo by – SHAN/ IDPs in Tangyan
August 13, 2019
Most of the IDPs in the northern Shan State township are women, children and the elderly. Clashes between the Burma Army and the Shan State Progress...
Former MP Hla Swe insults Prophet Muhammad as terrorist bomber – Myanmar Muslim Media
August 13, 2019
On 3 August, in front of the Yangon City Hall, former lieutenant colonel Hla Swe sporting camouflage fatigues, complete with matching military beret...
August 8, 2019
‘Chemical insecticides are easy to sell and easy to buy in Shan State. Actually, farmers don’t know how to use it,’ a local says. Widespread use of...
August 8, 2019
The haw was demolished by the military in 1991, and a hotel was built in its place. Members of the Shan community in Kengtung have announced they...
Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) holds talks with leaders from the United Nationalities Federal Council at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Yangon, July 17, 2016. (Photo: RFA)
August 5, 2019
A recent political talk-show on Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the topic of China’s political influence in Myanmar mentioned the Arakan Army’s (AA)...
August 5, 2019
Locals said she had gone to seek work in China and was on her way home. Locals found the body of a woman at the river port between Kon Hai and Nawng...
August 5, 2019
Combined security forces from Burma’s military and police seized 16 billion kyat (US$10.7 million) worth of drugs late in northern Shan State last...
Photo Opportunity: The Secretary-General with H.E. General Thein Sein, Prime Minister Myanmar
August 1, 2019
From 1962 up to 2011, Burma or Myanmar was a pariah state in every sense of the word. But this perception has drastically changed ever since...
August 1, 2019
‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said. The results of a discussion held in the Shan State...
July 30, 2019
A villager was beaten after being accused of working for a Shan armed group, SHRF says. The authorities should take action against government...
Photo By Eleven News
July 30, 2019
Attacks on cattle trucks are not uncommon in northern Shan State. An unknown armed group attacked trucks carrying cattle past the Upper Yeywa Dam in...
Thousands gather in downtown Yangon on Wednesday morning to show their support for the Charter Amendment Committee’s report. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy
July 23, 2019
Following the July 15, 45-member constitutional reform committee submission to the Union Parliament, in a report which includes over 3,700...