Shan Herald Agency for News

December 19, 2025
Junta, PNO torch Pekon Township village
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
September 12, 2020
Students Organize Campaign Against the Conflict in Rakhine State
Sai Hseng Leang — Students in Lashio and Hsipaw townships in Shan State started a solidarity campaign with students in Rakhine State opposed to the...
September 10, 2020
Couple’s Bodies Found Murdered at Kyaukme Guest house
SENG PHOO — The manager of a guest house and his spouse were found murdered in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State. The bloodied bodies of the...
September 9, 2020
Two Shootings in Northern Shan State in As Many Days
A man was shot dead in Lashio on Saturday and a woman was shot in the leg in Hsipaw on Sunday, with the perpetrators in both cases still unknown. The...
September 7, 2020
UWSA Shutters Entry Points to Wa Self-Administered Region
NANG SENG NOM — In response to the coronavirus outbreak in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) locked down its Wa Self-Administered Region,...
September 4, 2020
Hundreds of Civilians Flee Forced Recruitment by Armed Group in Northern...
Hseng Leang — Villagers fled their homes after news circulated that an armed organization was forcibly recruiting civilians in Burma’s Lashio...
September 2, 2020
Five Electoral Candidates Disqualified in Shan State
SENG PHOO — Five candidates have been disqualified by the Shan State Election Commission from running in the 2020 general election. Four had planned...
September 2, 2020
Burmese Wholesalers on China Border Face New Restrictions
The Chinese government has imposed new restrictions on Burmese wholesale distributors on the China border, in a move that Burmese nationals say makes...
September 2, 2020
Man Shot Dead in Tachileik
Sai Hseng Hleng — A 19-year old young man was shot dead in Tachileik on the Thai border with eastern Shan State on Monday evening. A group of...
September 1, 2020
Locals Object to Confiscation of Their Land to Build Hydropower Plant...
Sai YordKham — Locals have opposed a move by a construction company to seize more than 250 acres of land in southern Shan State’s Mongnai Township to...
August 31, 2020
Villagers Demand Justice For Army’s Killing of Civilian
SENG PHOO — Residents of Kyaukme Township are demanding justice for the killing of a civilian shot dead by the Burma Army at the end of June when...
August 31, 2020
Three Female SNLD Candidates Contesting Election in Taunggyi District
SENG PHOO — Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) is fielding five candidates for the 2020 general elections in Shan State’s Taunggyi...
August 29, 2020
Residents of Shan State Puzzled by Tatmadaw Troops from Karen State
HOM HURNG — Residents of northern Shan State were shocked after Tatmadaw soldiers from Karen State turned up unexpectedly and began questioning them...