Yet again Burma Army’s security forces based in areas surrounding main base of the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’’s First Brigade is soaring after the newly promoted regional commander of the Northeaster...
The Inn National Development Party (INDP), one of the 11 parties that will contest the upcoming elections, is fielding 5 candidates, according to the latest newsletter published by Shan Nationalities Democratic...
Wei Hsaitang, one of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) veteran commanders together with 3 battalions of tough fighters from Panghsang Headquarters on the Sino-Burma border were deplo...
Latest reports from the Thai-Burma border say all junta personnel from every department in Shan State East’s Mongton and Monghsat townships where the United Wa State Army (UWSA)...
The ruling military junta last week started passing new instructions to its bases facing ceasefire groups: Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’, United Wa State Army (UWSA) and Nation...
According to the leader of the anti-Naypyitaw Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ Lt-Gen Yawdserk, the real struggle for freedom will begin only after the elections and not before or...
ELECTION 2010 --- Shan State
When voters in Shan State’s 55 electorates go to the polls on 7 November they will have 12 political parties to choose from, but not all 12 parties will contest all of the 55 electorates. Only the military regime’s bac...
“Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant”
by Reinhard Hohler, Ph.D. candidate at Heidelberg University, Germany
and Reflections by Aung Naing Oo, political analyst
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.