Palaung villagers flee as Burmese army detains 300
The Burmese units accused various residents of having links to the TNLA or of protecting its soldiers.
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Palaung army talks peace
TNLA vows to avoid armed clashes and reduce tensions with Burmese government forces, as it bids to join other ethnic armed groups in signing a ceasefire.
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Two dead, children injured in Palaung clashes, say NGOs
NGOs say that villagers have been displaced and fatalities suffered amid alleged attacks from the Burma army.
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Palaung army complains of Tatmadaw intimidation
Military tactics by the Burmese army, rather than attempts at negotiation, are ongoing say TNLA.
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Kachin, Palaung, Kokang forces clash with govt units in Muse
Small-arms and artillery fire exchange reported between rebel and government forces in Shan State.
Palaung army pledge to fight on in tribute to fallen cadets
The Palaung State Liberation Front Central Committee on Thursday issued a statement promising 11 fallen cadets, killed in a Burmese army artillery attack on Wednesday, that it will “continue to fight[…]
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Palaung rebels forcibly recruit villagers, kill those who refuse, say Lisu locals
According to villagers in Shan State’s Namhsan township, The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) are forcefully recruiting people into their ranks and are executing those who refuse.
Palaung suffer from conscription
In the midst of harvest, members of the Palaung ethnic group are being keeping out of their tea fields after being conscripted by rebel forces
Palaung organisations speak out against election
Feb 20, 2009 (DVB), Palaung political organisations have called on the international community not to endorse the military regime's 2008 constitution and to oppose the planned 2010 election. In a[…]
Landslides kill 13 in northeast Burma’s Shan-Palaung region
Nov 14, 2008 (DVB)-Landslides caused by heavy rains in northern Shan State’s Palaung tea growing region killed more than 10 people, at the end of October. Floods caused by continuous[…]
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China condemns Burma border violence
China on Sunday condemned fighting in Burma between Burmese government troops and ethnic militants near the Chinese border, which had caused people to flee into Chinese territory.
Insurgents in Burma kill 19 in attack near China border: official
Ethnic insurgents in Burma killed 19 people, including four members of the security forces, in a major attack near the main border gate with China early on Saturday, a government spokesman said.
TNLA accused of misconduct in northern Shan State’s Hsenwi
Soldiers from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) stand accused of abducting a man in the Hsenwi Township village of Kham Tain on Wednesday evening, releasing him only after a local abbot paid more than 2 million kyats (US$1,460) to the ethnic armed group.
Journalists’ court hearing delayed again
The judge apparently has to attend a training workshop on 21 July and is therefore unable to be in court that day.
Armed clashes flare in Kachin and Shan states
Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.
Family members visit detained DVB journalist
“All three journalists are in good health. What they really need is food. Aye Naing can eat the food here, but the two younger journalists cannot stomach it.”
Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists
The protesting journalists also launched a signature campaign, calling for the repeal of Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
Questions raised over arrest of journalists
Several prominent voices claim the arrest of the three Burmese reporters was unlawful or unconstitutional.
UNFC elects new leaders
Following the recent resignation of the KIO and other members, the UNFC now consists of just five groups: the NMSP, SSPP, KNPP, LDU and ANC.
Irrawaddy, DVB journalists’ hearing set for 11 July
The Irrawaddy’s Lawi Weng and DVB’s Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung, along with three civilians, were charged today under the Unlawful Association Act.
Burmese troops overrun TNLA base in Namhsan
Several fatalities have been reported from the front line near Man Lan, where Burmese troops overran a Ta’ang [Palaung] rebel base.
DVB reporters among seven detained after TNLA drug-burning event
The military detains seven men, including two journalists from DVB and a third from another former exile media outlet, for alleged ties to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, which held a drug-burning ceremony on Monday to commemorate International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan
‘Ready to talk,’ TNLA says of ending conflict with RCSS
A spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army says his people are ready to hold talks aimed at ending their ongoing conflict with the Restoration Council of Shan State.
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.
Ethnic armies agree ‘guidelines’ on federalism
“We cannot just agree to place our fate in the hands of the Burmese military, because then we are helpless if they deploy armed force against us,” said UNFC’s Nai Hong Sar.
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.
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Women’s group appoints new leaders, plans move to Burma
“We will soon be discussing procedures to relocate our office [to Burma] where we can continue our mission and operations,” said Naw Hser Hser.
TNLA accused of violence, abductions in Shan State village
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army has been accused of torture and the extrajudicial killing of a local villager in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district last week.
Namhsan locals run for cover as gunfire breaks out
A high school, a government office and a sawmill were hit by stray bullets when TNLA clashed with Burmese troops.
Shan army accused of forced recruitment
The Shan State Army-South has recently been engaged in clashes against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
