Shan Herald Agency for News

April 28, 2015
Because of the high number of illegal sawmills in the area the authorities ordered a halt to all timber production in Yawksawk Township, Southern...
April 27, 2015
This year the water level of Inle Lake is lower than at the same time in previous years and people who rely on the lake, located in Southern Shan...
The 14 Year old Victim
April 24, 2015
Parents seeking to prosecute a Burma Army soldier for the attempted rape of their teenage daughter, had their complaint rejected by the Loi Lem...
Kyake-Saet or Mat-Lway in Shan name
April 24, 2015
To become poppy-growing clean area, a group of youth from Shan State Progressive Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has been educating local...
April 10, 2015
S.H.A.N. has learnt that forces from the Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) fought with each between Pan-San and Hu-Kwet...
 People Hold Signs Opposing the Dam Project
April 9, 2015
Local residents have declared that they reject the proposed Mong Ton hydropower dam project planned for the Salween River 20 kilometers north of Ta...
Demonstration in Tachileik
April 8, 2015
S.H.A.N. has learned that the state government has ordered the authorities in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, and other district level cities to...
Residents Protest Planned Bridge in Disputed Territory
April 8, 2015
Hundreds of local residents protested against plans by the Chinese government to build a bridge in Namkhang Township, Northern Shan State, on...
April 7, 2015
A drug addict murdered his wife then killed himself in Kong Maklang village, Tangyan Township, Southern Shan State.
April 3, 2015
Despite the government and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) signing the final draft of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 31 March, the...
Farmers Complain about the Confiscation of Their Land
April 2, 2015
The authorities in Taunggyi City, Shan State have started selling over 300 acres of farmland as plots in a new industrial zone without telling the...
April 1, 2015
The Union Peace-making Work Committee (UPWC) and Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) signed the final draft agreement of the Nationwide...