War of nerves continues as deadline expires
10 March went by without reports of either side, the Burma Army or the anti-Border Guard Force ceasefire armies, resuming peaceful overtures to each other, according to sources from Shan State.
Shan monks deny involvement in anti-government rallies
A Thai language radio, on Tuesday, 9 March, reported many Shan monks were believed to be participating in the planned anti-government rallies in Bangkok, but monks from living both in Bangkok and Chiangmai have...
Junta PM visits Shan State
Today, Prime Minister Thein Sein is visiting Shan State North’s towns Muse and Namkham on the Sino-Burma border reportedly in connection with the upcoming 2010 general elections,...
War looms as junta sets latest deadline
According to Chinese officials brokering between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Burma Army, the latter has set 15 March as the date for the former to give its response to ...
Number of Shan ceasefire delegates shrinks
Latest report say that only one of the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’ top leaders was present at the 28 February meeting between the junta authorities and the group over the jun...
Few signs of looming war in Mongla, say tourists
Troops from both the Burma Army and National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) have withdrawn, making the road from Thailand’s Maesai to the Shan State East’s Chinese border town...
THE ORION STARS
Introduction
The West has St. Valentine and Romeo and Juliet. The Shans, a sub-family of the Tai race, one of the major inhabitants of Southeast Asia, spanning from Yunnan to Assam and from Kachin State of Burma to Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, have Khu...
Weekly Diary, No.391 (28 February - 8 March 2010)
- WAR LOOMS IN BURMA!
- BURMA WISHES TO EMULATE N. KOREA!
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US-BANGLADESH WAR GAME IN THE BAY!
- BURMESE MIGRANTS IN THAILAND WAIT IN SUSPENSE!
- BURMA STILL HAVEN FOR MONEY LAUNDRY!
Signs of the Times
Is there anyone who wants to know how the first Shan flag was made? Read the following story – Editor
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.
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