Shan people celebrate New Year
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[…]
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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.”
Shan state govt pledges compensation to victims of Lashio bomb blast
The state government has offered financial assistance of 500,000 kyat (US$375) to both families of those killed.
TNLA clashes with Tatmadaw in Shan State’s Kutkai Township
Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) erupted in several remote villages of Kutkai Township, Shan State, in recent days, sending possibly hundreds of locals fleeing to Kutkai town and the neighbouring township to the south, Hseni.
‘They beat him with sticks,’ says villager of killing of land rights defender in Shan State
Campaigners demanding the return of land to villagers in northern Burma said their fight would go on, days after an activist was beaten to death by a mob while visiting the disputed territory on the invitation of local officials.
SNDP seeks merger with noncommittal SNLD in latest Shan State political jostling
The chair of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party has said the party will renew efforts to unify Burma’s two most prominent ethnic Shan political parties, the other being the regionally dominant Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.
Shan refugees face massive cut in international assistance
Some 6,000 Shan refugees – many of whom fled conflict at home more than 20 years ago and sought refuge in camps along the Thai-Burmese border – are about to experience a severe cut in international assistance.
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Burma to probe video that appears to show soldiers beating people
Authorities in Burma will investigate a video that appears to show members of the armed forces beating, kicking and violently interrogating several people, the government said on Wednesday.
NCA signatories call for Arakan, Shan voices at peace talks
Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.
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Hang-up on host city for Shan dialogue prompts concerns
The views of Shan people will not be adequately represented at the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference unless a national-level political dialogue is convened ahead of the summit, according to the Restoration Council of Shan State.
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.
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Beijing says over 20,000 people from Burma seeking refuge in China
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday more than 20,000 people from Burma are seeking refuge in China from fighting in northern Shan State, as fighting threatens Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s top goal of reaching peace with minorities.
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People’s militia terrorises us, say Lashio villagers
Locals say Mangpang Militia has threatened to murder residents and forced them to consent to a gold mining operation.
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Pair of ethnic ‘Red Shan’ men shot dead in Hpakant
An ethnic Tai-Leng, or “Red Shan,” schoolteacher was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the murder of a fellow Red Shan man in similar fashion, both in the Kachin State jade mining township of Hpakant.
Shan army accused of forced recruitment
The Shan State Army-South has recently been engaged in clashes against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
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15,000 flee to China from conflict-torn Shan, Kachin states: UN
Up to 15,000 people may have fled across Burma’s border into China in the past month, a United Nations agency has said, as fighting between the Burma Army and ethnic armed groups intensifies.
Fire destroys market in Shan State
The market in the northern Shan State town of Namlan was devastated by fire on Sunday.
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Chinese nationals nabbed for mining sandstone in Shan State
Local authorities put a stop to some Chinese mining ventures in the area in 2014 following complaints by local villagers, but illegal operations have continued.
IDPs call for Tatmadaw withdrawal from Shan State
The group also reportedly called for the Tatmadaw to release two villagers who were detained during a raid on a SSA-S facility in the village of Panpwe.
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Shans claim Burma army attacked drug rehab centre
According to the SSA-S, the Burmese army provoked a firefight when it raided what the Shan militia claims was a drug rehabilitation camp in Tonlaung.
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Ta’ang NGOs accuse Shan army of human rights abuses
Groups say RCSS/SSA maintains a campaign of closing schools, detaining civilians and monks, recruiting soldiers, and looting households in Ta’ang areas.
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Shan, Ta’ang friendships strained over ethnic conflict
Kyaukme has been for many years a peaceful town, its ethnic Shan and Ta’ang residents co-existing in relative harmony. But armed conflict is threatening to tear the communities apart.
Thousands of Red Shan march for self-rule
The demonstrators chanted slogans, mostly focused on the creation of a Tai Leng state and a federal union in Burma.
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Shan groups warn Salween dam could fuel conflict
Shan community groups are calling for the suspension of a Chinese-backed dam on the Salween River that they say risks exacerbating conflict and environmental problems.
Shan activists call on Suu Kyi to halt Salween dams
Shan civil society organisations have renewed their call for a halt to plans to build a series of hydropower dams along the Salween River.
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Shan coal mine linked to army offensive, abuses: report
A new report alleges that a recent Burmese army offensive in Shan State was linked to coal-mining operations opposed by local people.
Landmine kills 1, injures 7 in Shan State
A landmine blast in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme District killed one person and injured seven others, local sources said on Thursday.
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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 accused of torturing Shan villagers
Sai Tun Win, an NLD MP in the Shan State parliament, said several local villagers in Kyaukme Township had been abducted and tortured by Burmese troops amid recent fighting in the region.
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Interview: ‘Many Kokang people are afraid of politics’
Yan Kyin Kan, a Lower House MP for the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, discusses the challenges facing his war-torn region in Shan State.
