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
September 4, 2015
SNLD Will Form No Alliances
The leader of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) announced that they will not form a political alliance with other parties competing in...
September 3, 2015
Unexplained Bomb Blast in Lang Khur Police Station
A bomb exploded in a police compound in Lang Khur Township in southern Shan State yesterday, it caused no casualties but raised questions amongst...
August 28, 2015
Burma Army Detains Civilians in Shan State
Seven villagers in Kunhing Township were detained for more than a day after renewed fighting between the Burma Army and the RCSS/SSA.
August 27, 2015
New Burma Border Crossings Will Only Open After NCA Is Signed
The Burmese consul general of the newly established Burmese consulate in Chiang Mai, U Kaung San Lwin, said Naypyitaw would only consider opening new...
Photo by S.H.A.N
August 27, 2015
Pictures Reveal Extent of Flood Destruction in Shan State
Weeks after flash flooding destroyed homes and farmland, villagers in eastern Shan State find themselves struggling to rebuild amidst the debris.
RCSS/SSA initiated public consultation in Tangyan. (Photo: RCSS/SSA)
August 27, 2015
Shan Residents Criticise Government Drug Policy
Shan State residents told a Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) delegation that recently spent a month touring Shan State...
August 26, 2015
Ethnic Summit Insists all EAOs Must Sign NCA
At the end of their four day summit in Chiang Mai on 24 August the ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) reaffirmed their stand that all EAOs must be...
Representatives from the Shan community present a petition opposing the Mongton Dam to SMEC at their office in Yangon on 25 August 2015. (Photo by Action for Shan State Rivers)
August 26, 2015
Over 23,000 Shan State Residents Sign Petition Against Salween Dams
Shan community representatives who organised a petition opposing the construction of the Mong Ton (Tasang) Dam on the Salween (Thanlwin) River have...
August 25, 2015
RCSS/SSA Will Not Support Any Political Parties
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) representatives have said that the organisation will not be taking sides in the...
August 24, 2015
Chiangmai Seminar on Opening New Border Checkpoints
A seminar was held at Chiangmai’s Uniserv Hotel on 22 August to discuss the opening of a new border checkpoint between Chiangmai and Burma’s Shan...
August 17, 2015
Naypyitaw Urges Wa to Sign NCA
The government negotiator U Aung Min urged representatives from the United Wa State Party/Army (UWSP/UWSA) to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement...
Kokang leader Peng Jiasheng with the Burmese strongman Gen Khin Nyunt (Photo: Show Time book)
August 7, 2015
Origins of Kokang Conflict Explained
The Transnational Institute (TNI), an Amsterdam-based international research and advocacy institute, last month released a 22 page briefing paper...