Shan Herald Agency for News

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...
April 1, 2015
Though the Namkham Township authorities frequently issue orders that forest and mineral products should not be illegally exported the orders have...
Refugees in Namhkam Town
March 31, 2015
Thousands of residents have fled their homes in ethnic Ta’ang (Paloung) villages in the mountain ranges near Namhkam Township, Northern Shan State,...
Lashio Town Gate
March 30, 2015
A group of people attacked the headquarters of the government’s Northeastern Infantry Division in Lashio, Northern Shan State with Rocket Propelled...
Checkpoint on the Road to Monglar
March 27, 2015
Government authorities have banned any goods from Kyaington, Mongyawng, Mongyu and Mongyang townships entering the Mongla area, in Special Region 4...