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Man gunned down in Namkham
The man, who was believed to have ties to various political and armed group, was shot dead after attending a graduation ceremony for his daughter.
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SSA-North rejects encroachment accusations
The state government accuses the Shan army of contravening a state-level agreement outlining areas of control and prompting hostilities with Burmese troops.
Four civilians hit by shelling in TNLA-Burma Army clashes
Skirmishes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Tatmadaw in northern Shan State saw four civilians injured by artillery fire early Sunday morning, and potentially hundreds more flee out of fear for their safety.
Armed clashes flare in Kachin and Shan states
Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.
TNLA conflict: Woman, 80, killed in artillery strike
“An 80-year-old woman named Ya Lai was killed when a shell landed on her house,” says a TNLA spokesperson.
TNLA, Burma Army clash in northern Shan State
Fighting broke out on Sunday between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and government troops along a road linking the villages of Pansan and Pankyan, near the town of Kyaukme in northern Shan State.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News
Ta’ang groups call for unity after Shan protest
Two ethnic Ta’ang civil society organisations have voiced concerns about ethnic tensions with Shan communities following a protest in northern Shan State on the weekend.
Burma army intervenes in Shan rebel war
The Burmese army has launched assaults on Ta’ang rebel positions in Burma’s northeast in response to parliamentary calls for an intervention to end fighting between rebels that has displaced thousands.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
INTERVIEW: The first Kachin citizen of the US
Z. Brang Seng on leaving for America in 1955 and making it in the “nation of immigrants.”
At least two killed in TNLA gunfight
A gunfight between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and a government-backed militia took place in northern Shan State late last week.
Army says officers were punished for Namhkam tortures
Two Burmese Army officers who oversaw the beating of a Shan State village chief and community leaders have been transferred out of the region.
Ashes of WWII Chinese soldiers from Burma buried in Yunnan
The ashes of soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Forces were transported from Burma and reburied in China’s Yunnan Province.
Border demarcations leave Shan farmers on Chinese soil
Temporary border posts have been erected about half a mile from the farming hamlets of Sae Khon, Kongthar and Ban Nong in Namhkam Township, following talks between Burmese and Chinese officials last week.
Census Conflict Lead Story News
Hundreds flee as census-related clashes break out in Kachin
Fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces in Mansi Township has forced hundreds of Kachin IDPs and villagers to seek sanctuary in Namhkam and at the Burma-China border.
UN faces ‘serious funding shortfall’ for Kachin humanitarian relief
The United Nations humanitarian relief programme geared towards assisting those displaced by the Kachin conflict has so far raised only US$14.6 million of the US$50.9 million UN officials estimate is needed
Shan farmers demand halt to Shwe pipeline
A group of farmers from Shan state issued a public call on Friday demanding that Burma’s government remove sections of the Shwe gas pipeline built on their land
Global protests target Burma pipeline
Activists in 20 countries hold coordinated protests at Shwe pipeline outside embassies of China, Burma, India and South Korea
Gas pipeline victims get pay-off
Burmese authorities offer compensation for Shan villagers forced off their land to make way for the China-backed Shwe gas pipeline
Bomber kills Kachin orphans, refugees
Suspect targets home in Kachin capital of Myitkyina three days after a deadly blast hits a police station in northern Shan state
Chinese dam hits 16,000 Shan villagers
Daily fluctuations in water level further south along Shweli river distrupting trade and transport for 20 villages in Shan state
