Nov 28, 2008 (DVB), Shan people across Burma yesterday celebrated Shan New Year with events in Rangoon, the Shan state capital of Taunggyi, northern Shan state’s Muse, Keng Tung in the east and many other townships. The events marked the beginning of the year 2103 according to the Shan calendar. One of the organisers of …
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Manpang People’s Militia conscripting youths in Shan State
“Out of each three boys, they had to draw lots to determine which one would have to join the militia.”
Shanni organizations demand answers after youth leader detained by PDFs in Sagaing
Sai Se Laing (aka Sai Kyan Aung), manager of the southern branch of the Shanni Literature and Culture Association and vice-chairman of the Shanni Youth Network, was detained by PDF operatives in Sagaing on Jun. 19, the Shanni Youth Network has claimed. The young man was captured by 20 PDF members while visiting a Buddhist …
Military conscripting "Danu Army" to foment further division in southern Shan
Village heads in Ywangan township, Danu Self-Administered Zone, have been told by soldiers that each of their territories must deliver 13 men to join a pro-junta militia that the military is naming “The Danu Army”. The order was given in a letter delivered by military-appointed local administrators. Local businessmen, and leaders of both the Danu …
Military using slave labor to fortify crony coal project in Shan
Approximately 100 civilians have been used as military porters to aid in the construction of a new military outpost in Naung Hee villact tract in Namsan township, the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) said on April 19. Residents of Nam Mot village say they were ordered to send one person per household to partake in …
High infant mortality amongst displaced on Shan-Kayah border as medicines fail to reach
Infants and young refugee children displaced by recent fighting are dying in camps on the border between Shan and Kayah states due to a lack of basic health care and medical treatment, aid workers say. Local aid groups say over 100,000 people have been displaced by military raids on Kayah State, Burma’s smallest region. Intense …