Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: Myanmar’s proposed December general election raises alarms over atrocious political repression
After Myanmar’s military declared the country’s first post-coup general elections to the public in May 2023, the Myanmar military has since detailed the elections and the country’s future post-coup ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: The Last Defense of the Lake: From Environmental Conservation to Political Revolution
For over seven decades, Myanmar was consumed by the world’s longest civil war, but the Intha (Insaku), the "Children of the Lake/The People of The Lake," remained a peaceful exception. Nestled among ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: Myanmar’s Civil War Is Heading Toward Stalemate, Not Regime Change
Opposition fighters take a break from a battle against the military junta, in Demoso, Myanmar, Jan. 7, 2024 (Sipa photo by Thu Myae via AP Images). The past year has seen a dramatic shift in momentum ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: Myanmar military steps up airstrikes in Shan state, Mandalay; dozens of casualties
Myanmar military airstrikes in northern Shan state and Mandalay region have killed about 30 civilians over the past week, an insurgent spokeswoman and residents said, as the military intensifies its ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: Myanmar: Farmland purchases by Chinese nationals in southern Shan State raise concerns about possible renewed mining activities
More farmers in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are selling their agricultural land as mounting debt, labor shortages and rising living costs make it increasingly difficult to maintain their ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: Spectacular lake festival in Myanmar shines despite political upheaval and natural disasters
INLE LAKE – Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, a major Buddhist celebration and world-class tourist attraction, has seen some of its celebratory spirit diminished, with locals and visitors ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Politics: 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, ...