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shanhumanrights.org
April 1, 2020
Sai Wansai — On March 14, International Day of Action for Rivers, 23 countries’ indigenous, together with thousands of river stewards, defenders, and...
Calling for immediate global ceasefire – UN chief on COVID-19 | news.un.org
March 25, 2020
Sai Wansai — As novel coronavirus now dubbed as covid-19 infected count reached nearly 400,000 and death count showed close to 17,000, UN General-...
Photo by – ၸၢႆးၸၢမ်ႇမိူင် | IDPs in Mong Kung
March 24, 2020
Sai Wansai — Very recently, on March 14, a video podcast was uploaded on Facebook by a NGO group “Land in Our Hands” with the title of “Sorrowful...
Kachin women’s band in northern Shan State. / Photo credit Tom Kramer (TNI)
March 7, 2020
As the peoples of Myanmar commemorate Union Day this week, Sai Wansai argues that “civic nationalism” can help address the crisis in “ethnic...
Hpa-an, Mwalamyine, Myawaddy spot on Myanmar’s map | SHAN
March 5, 2020
According to The Global New Light of Myanmar and Myanmar Ahlin the towns of Mawlamyine in Mon State, and Hpa-An and Myawaddy in Karen State along the...
Upper house session on Kengtung palace return
February 29, 2020
The Burmese government’s recent rejection of community appeals for the return of the former Kengtung Palace site in eastern Shan State directly...
February 29, 2020
On February 20, the Lower House debated the Union Election Commission’s (UEC) to change in the UEC’s proposal to stipulate a residency requirement of...
February 24, 2020
A lot of Shan patriots and as well ordinary Shan citizens have been pondering on how unity could be achieved among the four stakeholder parties, the...
Photo: EPA
February 24, 2020
China’s deadly illicit trade in wildlife has been thrown into stark relief as Beijing recently announced a temporary ban on the sale of wildlife in...
Myanmar state counsellor and chairperson of National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi met Nagas in Sagaing Region in Myanmae recently. Image – Northeast Now | nenow.in
February 19, 2020
Indications are that another inter-ethnic conflict might be brewing in the north-west corner of the country, namely in Sagaing Region, part of the...
 Aung San Suu Kyi on 73rd anniversary of the Union Day celebration in Panglong | statecounsellor.gov.mm/
February 17, 2020
Sai Wansai — In February three speeches given by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, on 12 and 13 respectively, should be...
Impression of the 1947 Panglong Conference (photo credit: Shan Herald Agency for News)
February 13, 2020
Today is the 73rd anniversary of Union Day, which marks the signing of historic Panglong Agreement on the 12 February 1947 between the Kachin, Chin...