Shan Herald Agency for News

November 8, 2024
Junta Makes Drug Addicts Guard Loilem Town Entrance
November 8, 2024
Junta Leader to Chinese: EAOs Threat to Border Stability
November 6, 2024
MNDAA Arrests People on Drugs Charges and Demands Ransoms for Their Release
October 7, 2020
Seven Drivers with COVID-19 Detected at Medical Checkpoints in Shan State
Seven commercial drivers tested positive for COVID-19 after hundreds were checked at medical checkpoints in Shan State. Dr Zawana Ko, deputy head of...
October 7, 2020
Civilian Injured By Shrapnel, Hundreds Displaced By Clashes Between...
Sai Hseng Hlaing — A civilian was injured and more than 700 people displaced by fighting in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State after the Burma...
October 6, 2020
Drivers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Southern Shan State
SENG PHOO — Several commercial drivers with COVID-19 were detected at a health checkpoint in southern Shan last Saturday (October 3). Dr Zawana Ko,...
October 2, 2020
Tachileik-Mae Sai Border Trade Dispute Resolved
SENG PHOO — Thai and Burmese authorities have resolved a dispute that arose around the number of trucks being permitted to use the border crossing...
October 2, 2020
Flooding Damages Homes and Farms in Shan State
Sai Hseng Hlaing — Flooding caused extensive damage to Nam Salap village, in northern Shan State, this Saturday (September 26), with homes and farms...
September 30, 2020
Police Officer Shot Dead in Hsipaw, Two Assailants Caught
NANG SENG NOM - A police officer from Burma’s anti-narcotic department was shot dead in Hsipaw town, located in northern Shan state, this Monday (...
September 30, 2020
After Khun Htun Oo’s Resignation, What’s In Store For SNLD?
HOM HURNG - Khun Htun Oo, the chairperson for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), abruptly resigned this Sunday (September 27). SHAN...
September 30, 2020
Dr Sai Aung Tun, Burma’s Iconic Shan Historian, Dies at 88
NANG SENG NOM - Famous Shan historian Dr Sai Aung Tun died last Friday (September 25) in Yangon. He was 88-years-old. “Most leaders of the Shan...
September 28, 2020
Tatmadaw Increases Presence in Northern Shan State
Since the beginning of September, human rights activists in Burma’s northern Shan State have observed an increase of Tatmadaw troops. Military...
September 26, 2020
Border Dispute Between Thailand and Burma Unresolved
Hundreds of lorries are parked in the northern Thai border town of Mae Sai, waiting to enter Tachileik, located in Burma’s eastern Shan State. Border...
Interview
September 24, 2020
Nang Ya Min: Women Need to Stop Working Behind the Scenes and Stand Up At...
SENG PHOO — Nang Ya Min is an electoral candidate for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) for Taunggyi Township constituency-1, in...
September 24, 2020
Human Rights Violations Rising in Northern Shan State
Human rights violations against civilians have not only continued unabated during the pandemic, they are increasing, according to the Humanitarian...