Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan » Events: 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 » 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: Myanmar arrests 45 alleged scam operators in Shan state, but gangs persist
Authorities in Myanmar have arrested 45 people, including 18 Chinese citizens, for their alleged involvement in an online scamming operation in Shan state, according to pro-junta social media channels ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Events: Music brings Myanmar, Chinese communities together
YANGON: Melodies of Chinese songs and graceful dance performances filled the National Theatre in Yangon on Saturday (Oct 17), as the Myanmar Chinese Song Competition 2026 held its award ceremony, ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Events: 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 » 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: ‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State
Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each hand like a human weighing scales. “Each ...