Shan Herald Agency for News

November 6, 2024
MNDAA Arrests People on Drugs Charges and Demands Ransoms for Their Release
October 28, 2024
Junta’s Namhkam Town Airstrike Causes Chinese Jets to Scramble
October 25, 2024
Burglaries Rampant in Hsipaw Town, Shan State
December 14, 2020
Four Villagers Wounded During Fighting
SENG PHOO — Four villagers were wounded during fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (...
December 11, 2020
Fighting Uproots Hundreds in Northern Shan State
SENG PHOO — Over 250 civilians were forced from their homes after fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and several members...
December 10, 2020
Villagers Displaced by Fighting Between EAOs
SENG PHOO - Villagers in Namtu Township, northern Shan State, were displaced by clashes between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army...
Sai Mg Gyi- Num Hu spring in Mongnai
December 8, 2020
Coal Mining in Namzang Would Destroy Water Source in Mongnai, Locals Say
HSENG LENG — Locals across two townships are concerned about the environmental impact of potential coal extraction operations near Nam Maw Nguen lake...
December 2, 2020
Woman Raped in Taunggyi Quarantine Center
YING TAI — A 33-year-old woman was raped in a COVID-19 quarantine center at Taunggyi University in southern Shan State on Sunday evening, according...
Lock Down at Mong Phong
December 2, 2020
Business Slows and Fears Grow as Tachileik COVID-19 Cases Increase
SENG PHOO — Trade has slowed in in the Shan-Thai border town of Tachileik and people are wary of going out in public as the cases of COVID-19 rise in...
November 27, 2020
Uncertainty Reigns Over Who Will Chair Danu Self-Administered Area
Despite the National League for Democracy (NLD) winning over 80-percent of votes in the recent race in Danu Self-administered Region, it’s still...
November 23, 2020
DNP Protests Against Union Election Commission in Taunggyi
SENG PHOO, SHAN — A political party that contested Burma’s national election staged a protest to call for the abolition of the Union Election...
November 10, 2020
Shan Voters in Mandalay Report Being Unable to Vote for Shan Ethnic...
SENG PHOO — Multiple Shan residents of Mandalay reported that they were unable to vote for the Shan ethnic affairs minister in Mandalay Region on...
November 10, 2020
Voters Denied the Chance to Vote for Ethnic Affairs Minister in Taunggyi
YING TAI — Voters and polling station officers had a dispute over the ballots for the ethnic affairs ministerial post the Shan State capital of...
November 6, 2020
Civil Society Leader Shot and Injured in Namkham, No Suspects Arrested
The leader of a local civil society organization in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township and his son were shot and injured by an unidentified...
November 4, 2020
Advance Voters Report Harassment by Polling Officers
Seng Phoo — Seniors in southern Shan State who are eligible for advance voting for Burma’s election complained of harassment by staff at polling...