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Officials attend a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the NCA signing in Nay Pyi Taw on October 15. Aung Khant/The Myanmar TimesOfficials attend a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the NCA signing in Nay Pyi Taw on October 15. Aung Khant/The Myanmar Times
February 20, 2019

In this interview with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army’s (RCSS/SSA) Secretary (2) Col Sai Nguen, SHAN discusses the...

AsiaNews : Thousands of Buddhist residents of Arakan State
February 20, 2019

When the authorities consisting police and immigration officials detained and interrogated  a large number of returnee monks from Sittwe, Arakan...

Youth demonstrators seen in front of NLD Head Office in Loikaw (Photo: KT/Facebook)
February 19, 2019

After several long and harsh days of protest by Karenni youth against the installation of a statue of General Aung San, the demonstrators...

February 18, 2019

A general view of the Myitsone area on a bank of the Irrawaddy river at Irrawaddy Myitsone, near the Myitsone dam project, Myitkyina, Kachin...

January 30, 2019

2019 marks an important year for Karen armed struggle for self-autonomy in many ways. On January 31st, we will celebrate 70th anniversary of the...

Photo by – RCSS/
January 29, 2019

SHAN speaks with an RCSS/SSA spokesperson about a recent meeting with Sun Guoxiang.

China’s Special Envoy on Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang...

Photo by- SHAN/ Sai-AIk-Bao
January 25, 2019

As he concludes his final days as CSSU’s head, Sai Aik Pao reflects on his year as chairman, and ongoing conflict in Shan State.

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Chief of Arakan Army named General Twan Mrat Naing
January 23, 2019

Very recently, the Tatmadaw’s information team warned the media and newsmen against using the term ‘civil war’ to refer to country’s domestic...

January 16, 2019

Following the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang’s Myitkyina visit that took place from 28 to 29 December 2018, where he met leaders of...

Photo by – NMG/ PC and RCSS/ SSA meet in Chiangmai
January 15, 2019

SHAN spoke with the RCSS/SSA’s Col Sai Nguen about the informal talks with the Peace Commission, and about the current political deadlock.

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January 14, 2019

As the Arakan conflict erupted with vengeance between the government security forces in the west on January 4 and is now still ongoing, creating...

The IrrawaddyAA Brig-Gen Tun Myat Naing attends a peace conference for ethnic armed groups in Kachin State in July 2016. / The Irrawaddy
January 9, 2019

The January 4 deadly early morning raids of the four police outposts by the Arakan Army (AA) that inflicted heavy causality to the police forces...

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