Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan: New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
BANGKOK--Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Photos show festival on Myanmar's Inle Lake after the end of monsoon
A few days after the monsoon rains subside, Inle Lake, nestled among picturesque mountains, becomes the setting for one of Myanmar’s most important Buddhist festivals ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar junta raids Shan state online scam center, detains hundreds
Myanmar junta authorities arrested nearly 750 people, including more than 240 Chinese nationals, in a raid on an online scam near Myanmar’s border with China, sources close to regional authorities ...
News Myanmar » Shan: As Myanmar junta falters, rival ethnic armies jostle in Shan state
The rout of military junta troops and seizure of territory across Myanmar’s border with China has brought the Three Brotherhood Alliance a new struggle in Shan state: dealing with a myriad of actors ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar: Armed Group Abuses in Shan State
(Bangkok) – An ethnic armed group in northern Myanmar has abducted and forcibly recruited civilians fleeing fighting in Shan State, Human Rights Watch said today. Myanmar’s military also has a long ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar: KIA-facilitated Chinese business visit to proposed mining site raises community concerns over pollution and livelihoods
"Chinese Investors Inspect Proposed Mining Site in Loi Ho Hsur, Raising Local Concerns", Shan Herald Agency for News, 16 Oct 2026. Chinese business operators have visited Loi Ho H ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Military Atrocities 'Relentless and Ruthless' in Myanmar's Northern Shan State
Amnesty International has gathered fresh evidence that the Myanmar military is continuing to commit atrocities against ethnic minorities in the north of the country, with civilians bearing the brunt ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar’s Shan State
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in northeastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said Sunday. The recent ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar’s Shan State at Serious Environmental Risk as China Drives Dangerous Mining Surge
China-backed mining in Myanmar’s Shan State has surged, devastating forests and poisoning rivers. A 2022 joint venture with Beijing firms drives rare earth extraction threatening ethnic communities, ...