Shan Herald Agency for News

November 13, 2024
Junta Airstrike on Naungcho Town Tea shop Kills 11
November 13, 2024
Six Killed in Nighttime Junta Airstrike on Mogok Town
November 11, 2024
Junta Artillery Kills Four Villagers in Loikaw Township, Karenni State
September 18, 2019
Tatmadaw Arrest, Assault Villager and Headman in Mong Ping Township
Two men were arrested and beaten by members of the Burma Army in eastern Shan State’s Mong Ping Township last week, after being accused of having...
Interview
Photo by – Hla Maung Shwe/ NCA EAO’s meeting, Yangon 10/9/2019
September 16, 2019
RCSS: Four Years After NCA, Peace Process ‘Isn’t Moving Anywhere’
Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) spokesperson Col Sai Nguen recently spoke to SHAN reporter Sai Yawd Kham about talks between signatories to...
Features
September 16, 2019
Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing turning over a new leaf?
Many were really surprised when they heard of the Tatmadaw’s withdrawal of lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverent Dr Hkalam...
September 16, 2019
Locals Protest IFC Meeting in Taunggyi, Citing Hydropower Investments
Hundreds of locals and members of civil society organizations protested a meeting organized by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in the...
September 16, 2019
Namhsan Locals ‘Hide in Their Homes’ During Tatmadaw, TNLA Clash
Heavy weapons were fired on Friday in Namhsan town as forces from the Burma Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) engaged in a battle...
September 13, 2019
Dozens Evacuated Due to Taunggyi Landslides
Some 50 people have been relocated after heavy rainfall caused multiple landslides in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi, beginning in early...
Venerable U Agamahar Thadamma Zawtikadaza Bandanta Pannya Sami
September 13, 2019
Famous Shan Abbot Passes Away; Funeral to be Held at End of October
A Buddhist abbot who was revered not only by local people in Shan State’s Tachilek Township, but also by some of the Burma Army’s top brass and...
Photo by Namkham’s civil| Nyi Maung San the victim
September 13, 2019
Militia Members Assault Civilian in Namkham
Soldiers from a local militia arrested and beat a man in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township this week, the victim’s relatives said. The Pangsay...
Features
Hkalam Samson, chairman of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), (Right). Screenshot: White House Video
September 10, 2019
Military’s lawsuit withdrawal of KBC Chairman an appropriate move
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend Hkalam...
Photo by – သံလွင်သွေးချင်း
September 9, 2019
Taunggyi Flooding Claims Second Life in Less than a Month
A 17-year-old boy drowned in Taunggyi on Wednesday after falling into an overflowing canal, becoming the second person in less than a month to lose...
Photo by – Lynn Myanmar/
September 9, 2019
UN Expresses Concern for Civilians Caught in Shan State Clashes
A senior United Nations official in Burma has released a statement expressing grave concern about the ongoing conflict in northern Shan State, where...
Photo Credit to Kutkai Youth
September 6, 2019
TNLA Accused of Torching Vehicles
The driver of a truck that was among seven vehicles that had been set on fire on the Kutkai-Muse national highway in northern Shan State on Tuesday...