Shan Herald Agency for News

2009-03-06
The Burmese military junta, through their local commanders in Shan State East, have laid down different conditions for two different Wa factions on...
2009-02-28
The Mongton-based Burmese Army Infantry Battalion IB 65, in eastern Shan State, opposite Chiangmai Province, has been training militia units in the...
2009-02-24
Buildings housing a construction unit of the Infantry Battalion IB 65 of Mongton, eastern Shan State, opposite Chiangmai province, was razed to the...
2009-02-24
A massive manhunt has been launched by the Burmese Army following the shootings on the Mekong last week which resulted in the seizure of more than...
2009-02-20
The Burmese military junta is reportedly constructing a new hydro-power project on one of the Salween River's tributaries, the Namkha, about 50 miles...
2009-02-19
One of Thailand's foremost scholars and social activists, Dr Gothom Arya, has urged Thais in Chiangmai to exercise reason and caution in dealing with...
2009-02-13
The Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) in exile released a statement marking the 62nd anniversary of the historic Panglong Agreement today that were...
2009-02-11
Hundreds of Shan migrant workers in Chiangmai have been arrested after Thai authorities conducted an immigration raid since yesterday in buildings...
2009-02-11
The first confirmed armed clash took place some time last week between the Burmese Army (BA) and the United Wa State Army (UWSA) at Hopang township,...
2009-02-10
Hundreds of Burmese soldiers are reported to have arrived along the border with the United Wa State Army (UWSA)-held territory following several...
2009-02-06
Relations between the Burmese Army, Mueng Lar groups and the United Wa State Army are increasingly becoming strained, after the Wa army did not allow...
2009-02-06
Poppy cultivators in northeast Taunggyi, in southern Shan State, have been facing hardships and are unable to pay back loans as most of their fields...
2009-02-04
The 89-kilogram heroin seizure in Rangoon on January 25 was the result of a tip-off by Chinese agents, according to sources on the Sino-Burma border...
2009-02-03
As a result of the harsh weather conditions last season, the opium output in Shan State has declined although opium cultivation has increased,...
2009-01-27
The 60-kilometre passage between Burma's Shan State and Thailand's Chiangrai province as proposed by Saraburi Coal Mining, a subsidiary of Ital-Thai...

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