Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan » Events: Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State
A Myanmar rebel group claims to have seized a major regional military headquarters in the city of Lashio near the border with China, in what would mark a historic and humiliating defeat for the ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Events: Kokang rebels execute 6 after public trials in Myanmar’s Shan state
Ethnic Kokang rebels in northern Myanmar have executed six people following a public trial in front of hundreds of people that was filmed and posted on social media, including murder, the group ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Events: In Myanmar, Young Men Face Stark Choice: Join Army or Face Heavy Fines
The soft chimes of the traditional Shan gongs emanating from a Burmese temple in northern Thailand is a reminder of the thousands of Myanmar migrants who have fled conflict in their homeland in past ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Events: Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
A shaky agreement to end fighting in northern Myanmar has served to highlight concerns in Beijing over the ongoing unrest – and the limits of China’s power to influence the ongoing civil war. On Jan.