Shan Herald Agency for News

February 18, 2026
TNLA and MNDAA carry out reciprocal arrests
February 18, 2026
Deadly shooting erupts between UWSA and Lahu militia in Mongton
February 16, 2026
Rising tensions between MNDAA and TNLA in Kutkai spark local concerns
August 11, 2020
Nearly One-Third Of SNLD Candidates Are Female
SENG PHOO — The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) announced twenty-nine percent of the candidates it would field for the 2020 general...
August 11, 2020
Eastern Shan State Political Party ‘Won’t Run’ in 2020
Sai YordKham — The Eastern Shan State Development Democratic Party (ESSDDP) will not be running for any seats in the 2020 election in November. “Our...
August 11, 2020
Thousands of Shan IDPs Still Unable to Vote in 2020 Election
Sai YordKham — Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Shan State living on along the Thai border say they won’t be able to vote in...
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August 9, 2020
GAME SPOILER OR FREEDOM FIGHTER?: AA not welcome to Naypyitaw
Sai Wansai — As expected the government refused to invite Arakan Army (AA) to the Union Peace Conference -21st Century Panglong, which will take...
August 9, 2020
SSPP/SSA Will Attend 21st Century Panglong Conference If Govt Invites FPNCC
Sai YordKham — If the Burmese government invites all the member groups of an ethnic alliance bloc, the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army...
August 9, 2020
Tatmadaw Soldiers Get Into Drunken Brawl, RCSS/SSA Says
HOM HURNG — Tatmadaw troops dispatched to an area in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township along the China border allegedly got into a drunken brawl...
August 4, 2020
Civilians Fear Clashes After Tatmadaw Send Troops Near RCSS/SSA Base
Civilians fear clashes could erupt anytime after the Tatmadaw sent troops to an area controlled by the Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in...
August 4, 2020
Landmine Killed Child, Injures 6 Others, in Kutkai Township
A landmine explosion killed a five-year-old girl and injured five other children in Kutkai Township, located in northern Shan State. Nang Keng Kham...
August 1, 2020
PNO Ends Alliance with USDP to Contest Election
The Pa-O National Organization (PNO) ended its alliance with the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) to run on its own during the 2020...
July 31, 2020
Sao Yawd Serk sees CSSU as vehicle for Shan unity
Sai Wansai — On Monday in his “Mair Huk Hpomp Swy” Shan video podcast, meaning “remold, love, unite, help” program from Taifreedom, RCSS leader Sao...
July 31, 2020
Farmer Killed from Landmine Explosion
A farmer was killed this Tuesday after accidentally detonating a landmine in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State. Chit Maung, 59, detonated the...
July 29, 2020
RCSS Rejects Tatmadaw Allegation That Soldiers Deserted Shan Army
A report by the Burma Army’s True News Information Team that 20 soldiers deserted the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) is untrue, according...