Shan Herald Agency for News

February 5, 2019
The project will have a greater weight capacity than the existing bridge, and is being funded by Naypyidaw. State Counsellor Daw Aung Suu Kyi will...
Man Shot and Killed in TachileikPhoto by – Sai Kham Boo
February 1, 2019
The man was killed by gunmen on a motorbike in the middle of the afternoon. A 50-year-old man was shot in the head and killed in eastern Shan State’s...
Photo by Muse Civilian
February 1, 2019
The number of drug users appears to be increasing, particularly among youth in the border community. Five people die every month of drug-related...
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 met with a...
Photo by – Kyaukme villager
January 28, 2019
The air and water quality has been affected over the last 10 years, villagers say. After more than 10 years of coal mining in northern Shan State’s...
Photo by – hsenpai / petition letter
January 28, 2019
The petition from villagers in See Thao tract follows one from Ner Makhaw earlier in January. More than 3,000 people now internally displaced (IDPs...
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. Sai Aik Pao—head of...
Photo by – Shar Htat Paing
January 24, 2019
Displaced people are concerned that if they cannot go home soon, they will be unable to harvest their crops. Internally displaced people (IDPs) in...
Photo by – Shar htat Paing
January 24, 2019
45-year-old Aik Lut was from Khai Hio village, and hit a tree while rushing to take refuge in a nearby monastery. A 45-year-old man died earlier this...
January 24, 2019
The govt granted a 5 million kyat budget toward maintaining the ancient Mwetaw pagoda, following a request in parliament. Archaeologists, members of...
Photo by – MongLa News/ Mongla Leader
January 24, 2019
‘Mongla and Wa will continue to work hand in hand,’ said a Mongla officer, on the groups’ 30-year alliance. A delegation from Mongla’s Special Region...
January 24, 2019
The RCSS and SSPP were fighting nearby, although it is unknown which group’s weapons hit the 22-year-old man. A 22-year-old man suffered serious...