Shan Herald Agency for News

December 17, 2025
Telecom scams trigger concerns over bank account security
December 12, 2025
Landmines kill 3, injure 7 over three-month period in Loikaw
December 10, 2025
Opium crops in southern Shan State for showpiece destruction
November 10, 2015
100,000 Lose Vote in Central Shan State Because Polls Cancelled
Due to voting being cancelled in two townships, over 100,000 central Shan State citizens were unable to cast votes on 8 November, local election...
November 9, 2015
Panglong Voters Speak out at the Polls
Many voters coming out of polling stations in Panglong, Loillem Township, Southern Shan State told SHAN reporters who interviewed them that they were...
November 9, 2015
Eligible Voters Disqualified in Namzang Township
Thousands of eligible voters in southern Shan State have not been able to vote in today’s national election, according to a candidate from the Shan...
The U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai Refuses to Accept the Shan CBOs Anti-War Statement
November 7, 2015
Burmese and U.S. Chiang Mai Consulates Refuse to Accept Shan Anti-War...
Both the Myanmar Consulate General and U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai refused to officially accept an open letter from a delegation demanding an end to...
Primary school in Kunhing Township, near the areas of active conflict in Loilem District, where 14 schools have been closed (Photo credit: Shan Youth Power)
November 7, 2015
Burma Army Attacks Close 14 Schools in Shan State
About 1,250 children have been affected by the closure of 14 schools due ongoing conflict in three townships in Loilem District, central Shan State...
The migrant workers line up outside of a flooded camp in Chiang Mai
November 3, 2015
Myanmar Consulate in Thailand "Can't Help Migrant Workers to...
Shan migrant workers will not be able to participate in Burma’s general election on 8 November a representative from the Chiang Mai-based Myanmar...
sai win myint, a member of Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP)
October 29, 2015
Sai Win Myint: “We started ESSDDP because the two Shan parties do not...
Sai Win Myint is a member of the three-month-old Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP) also known as the “Kongjai Party.” He was...
Over 4,000 attendees at a pro-NCA peace rally in Taunggyi on Friday (S.H.A.N.)
October 27, 2015
People Forced to Attend Pro-NCA Shan State Rallies
Thousands attended public gatherings for peace across Shan State on the weekend of 24 to 25 October, both voluntarily and allegedly due to pressure...
Four victims injured in a bomb explosion in Mong Hsu (S.H.A.N)
October 26, 2015
Military Clashes, IDP Crisis and Bomb Blast Shake Mong Hsu Township
An unexplained bomb blast on Wednesday 21 October injured three children and killed one elderly woman in the central Shan State township of Mong Hsu...
Monks at Thursday’s vigil view a display of photos depicting ongoing military abuses in Shan State. (S.H.A.N)
October 22, 2015
Hundreds Hold Vigil for Shan State Burma Army Victims
About 250 people attended a vigil for recent victims of Burma Army actions in Shan State held at a Chiang Mai temple on Thursday 15 October.
October 16, 2015
Shan State Youth's Thoughts on the Ceasefire Signing
Ethnic youth from across Shan State spoke to S.H.A.N. about the region’s political future after the historic but controversial nationwide ceasefire...
October 13, 2015
Artillery Attack Near SSA-N Headquarters
Burma Army artillery rounds landed near the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army-North (SSPP/SSA-N) headquarters in Wan Hai, Kesi Township on...