Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar’s military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites
BANGKOK--The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of ...
News Myanmar » Shan: Myanmar Ethnic Armies Launch Major Offensive in Shan State
The Three Brotherhood Alliance has launched coordinated attacks aimed at dislodging the junta and its allies from strategically important regions of Shan State bordering China. On Friday morning, an ...
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: Six Medics Found Dead After Clashes in Myanmar’s Volatile Shan State
An ethnic armed group engaged in hostilities in Myanmar’s Shan state said Tuesday that government troops killed six female medics held in captivity, amid ongoing fighting in one of the most volatile ...
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’s Shan State at Serious Environmental Risk as China Drives Dangerous Mining Surge
Mining activity has surged dramatically in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State, led by the China Investment Mining Company — a venture strongly backed by Beijing. The company is expanding rare earth and gold ...