27 January 2012
The Shan State Army (SSA) North’s 11 men delegation, backed by 54 armed security troops, arrived in Taunggyi, Shan State capital yesterday. The delegation’s peace talks with the regime is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, 28 January. (SHAN)
25 January 2012
Thein Sein urged to investigate human rights violation in Namkham
A Palaung rights group has demanded Thein Sein government to investigate the recent killing which have resulted in a Palaung villager tortured to death by the Burmese army in Namkham Township, northern Shan Sta...
Taileng plans to contest April election
4 former members of Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) and 14 Taileng (Red Shan) stakeholders have formed a new political party Taileng Nationalities Development Party (TNDP).
Founder of TNDP includes fo...
SSA peacemakers discuss proof of the pudding
The 10-day visit inside Tatmadaw controlled Burma, 15-24 January, which included the signing of the Union level agreement for security and development and the meetings with both Sh...
“Sitting between India and China makes KIA feel safe”
The embattled Kachin Independence Organization/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA), unlike other armed groups, is placing political negotiations its first priority and ceasefire sec...
SSA will stop collecting taxes and recruits
Shan State Army (SSA) South will stop collecting taxes and recruits from the ordinary people, said Lt Awng Hseuk, an officer from the Loi Hsarm Hsip base, opposite Chiangmai’s Fa...
SSA commander still in regime prison
Despite improved relations between the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ and Naypyitaw and the recent release of more than 300 political prisoners, 29 SSA members, including a well...
Looking for a different ending
Sai Hsai (not his real name), who just turned 15 last month, from a village 25 miles west of Shan State North’s Mongmit (Moemeik) township, is well known by everyone from his village and surrounding villages.
Weekly Diary, No.479 (7-21 January 2012)
- NAYPYITAW MEETS KNU, KIO, SSA SOUTH!
- BY-ELECTIONS CONFRONTATION BETWEEN NLD, ETHNIC PARTIES?
- MORE ATTACKS ON THE MEKONG!
- TIME FOR ENGLISH AS FIRST LANGUAGE COUNTRIES TO INVADE ASEAN?
- MORE POLITICAL PRISONERS SHOULD BE RELEASED!
Festival of the Brethren
The Dehong Autonomous Prefecture today held the Brethrens’ Festival in Ruili, known by Shans as Mong Mao, opposite Muse. Kachins, Karens, Lisu, Palaung, Shans and others, in their traditional costumes, participated in the event.
Press release from Pa-Oh Youth Organization and Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization
January 24, 2012
Environmentalists call for full moratorium on coal-fired power plants in Burma
Decision on Dawei coal plant only first step toward clean energy
Enivornmentalists today are calling for a full moratorium on all existing and planned coal-f...
‘We don’t need food, we need news.’
Friday, 13 January 2012 20:35 Myo Thant
(Interview) – Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) party chairman Khun Tun Oo, who was arrested in 2005 on charges of treason and "inciting disaffection toward the government,” was sentenced to 93 ...
Message on The 59th Anniversary of Shan National Day
It is interesting to note that the linkage and emergence of the modern Shan State, its national day and the formation of the Union of Burma are so intertwined; it is almost impossible to discuss the making of this historical formation separately.
Shan Drug Watch Newsletters
There are over 31,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State who are in desperate need of food, basic supplies and medicines. Donations for these IDPs can be made through the “Northern Shan State Relief Committee,” based inside Shan State, Burma at the following account:
| Account Name | Ms. Pim Hsengkham, Ms. Silarwan Sengmar & Mr. Sai Hla Aung |
| Account Number | 839-209990-9 |
| Bank Name | Siam Commercial Bank |
| Branch Name | Nimmanhemin Road, Chiang Mai |
| SWIFT code | SICOTHBK |
For further information, please contact Ying Harn Fah, Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) at +66 89 262 7848 or kenneri@shanwomen.org
Total receipt (2 January 2012): 1,445,016.39 baht
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