Myanmar News » Shan News Myanmar » Shan » Social: 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 » Social: 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 ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: Myanmar Military Retakes Important Town in Southern Shan State
Myanmar’s military has taken back control of a major district capital in Shan State, just over a year after losing it to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic armed group. In a report ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade
Closures along Myanmar’s shared border with China have cut off residents of Kachin and Shan states from humanitarian aid and sent the prices of goods skyrocketing, sources from the regions said Monday ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: 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 » Social: Myanmar’s Shan state sees surge in violence
An upsurge in violence in Myanmar's northern Shan state over the last 10 days has resulted in human casualties and displacements, sources have said. On July 1, rebels attacked four military battalions ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: Junta Forces Are Mobilizing In Central Myanmar Amid Shan State Ceasefire, Rebels Say
Myanmar’s junta has been mobilized forces for offensives in the Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway regions at the same that it has significantly reduced attacks in northern Shan state following a recent ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: 'Fighting spirit’: How Myanmar’s resistance is taking new ground
Shan and Kayah States, Myanmar - The truck rocked violently as the driver attempted to manoeuvre the rough terrain of Shan State’s dirt roads. As the wheels spun, trying to find traction, the Pa-O ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: Thai Nationals Evacuated From Conflict Zone in Myanmar’s Shan State
The Yanlonkyine China-Myanmar Border Gate near Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in Shan State, Myanmar. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Paingpeace More than 250 Thai nationals ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Social: Under pressure: Myanmar Army struggles to counter ethnic offensive in Shan State
In this photo taken in March 2023 members of ethnic rebel group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) take part in a training exercise at their base camp in the forest in Myanmar's northern Shan ...