Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan: China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar
BANGKOK--A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar’s military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels
BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military has taken back control of a major district capital in Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group, state media reported on Thursday.
News Myanmar » Shan: The Post-Coup Rise of Myanmar’s Ta’ang National Liberation Army
Since the coup, the TNLA has become central to the fluid conflict dynamics of northern Shan State, according to a new report. This week, the International Crisis Group (ICG) published a report on the ...
News Myanmar » Shan: How Myanmar’s Civil War Could Actually End
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News Myanmar » Shan: Drugs, Scams and Sin: Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia. An opium poppy farm in Pekon Township in Shan State, Myanmar, ...
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 now biggest illicit opium producer amid Shan State surge
Myanmar has become the leading global source of illicit opium, surpassing Afghanistan, with its new trafficking route posing severe security and drug-related risks to India.
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 ...