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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 21, 2019
The IDPs had taken refuge in a Wa-controlled area, and were reportedly ordered by the Burma Army to go back to Mongpan. More than 300 internally...
January 21, 2019
The SNLD has asked the UEC to look into the process by which the Shan affairs minister for the region was elected. The Shan Nationalities League for...
January 17, 2019
My father, Sao Hseng Ong (1926-2012), was the second son of Sao Shwe Thaike, the Sao Hpa Long of Yawnghwe, and the first President of Burma and Sao...
January 17, 2019
The sound of gunfire around 20 miles south of Hsipaw town leaves villagers concerned for their safety. Villagers are on high alert following the...
Photo by – Mong Pan’s villager
January 16, 2019
‘I want to return home only after the situation is really stable in our area,’ said a displaced person in Langkhur. More than 70 internally displaced...
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. The...
Photo – RCSS/ PC
January 15, 2019
The delegates mainly discussed issues on which they are deadlocked, a source said. Members of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the...
Photo by – SSPP Info
January 15, 2019
H.E. Sun Guoxiang met with the SSPP, NDAA, KIO and UWSA on the Burma-China border. China’s Special Envoy on Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang and a team of...
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 some...
Photo Credit to: scmp.com
January 14, 2019
Locals say they are worried about land grabs as the ground survey begins for the Mandalay-Muse railway line. A Chinese company has started the ground...