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Free Burma Rangers (FBR) relief teams provided a small glimpse into the lives of the people during the mission to Shan State in June and July, according to FBR report on 23 July....
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The report filed by BBC on 29 July that the ceasefire Shan State Army (SSA) “North” had decided to contest in the 2010 elections was hotly repudiated by a top officer close to the group’s chief of staff....
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Burmese civilians are caught between a military dictatorship determined to drive them from their villages, and an unsympathetic Thai government more interested in trade than helping refugees....
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COMMENTARY Rampant Extortion: In the eyes of the Burmese junta’s troops, the civilian population seems to be no more than a pool of resources from which they can always extract whatever they want, e.g., forced labour, crops, money and other possessions,...
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The controversial double standard applied by Senior General Than Shwe over the Maung Weik-Aung Zaw Ye Myint drug scandal has caused tension among the junta’s top generals which in turn has prompted panic-stricken customers to withdraw their bank deposit...
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Two junta officials and two Chinese teak traders from Taunggyi were killed by each other in Kholam, Namzang township, after quarreling over the division of the proceeds from teak trading, according to SHAN sources. ...
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After more than two weeks of unconfirmed reports, it now appears that one of the generals in Rangoon bearing the name of Kyaw Win has been laid off for keeps in connection with the seizure of unprecedented amount of heroin in southern Burma last July, rep...
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Yesterday evening, at 18:00, Deputy commander, Major Aung Thiha and Capt Soe Min Aye from Infantry Battalion#66, based in Kholam and two teak traders (not identified) were shot while having meal at a teak trader’s house. They died instantly, said a s...
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Regional commanders said all ceasefire and non-ceasefire groups must comply with the new constitution approved by Burma’s ruling junta in May, while meeting with people from United Wa State Army and Shan State Army, according to SHAN sources. ...
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Most Venerable Bhaddanta Aggamahapantita Nyanasambhara, 84, of Wat Pitaka at the historic town of Panglong, passed away last evening at 07:13 (Burma Standard Time) at the Taunggyi hospital. ...
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Long Keng village in Mong Pan township, southern Shan State, became deserted when villagers fled to border after some of them were detained and tortured and some disappeared as the military accused them of killing their members one month ago, reported SHA...
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Three villagers from Kunhing, southern Shan State were beaten by the Burmese Army on 3 July and after they denied seeing and knowing the whereabouts of the Shan State Army (SSA) "South" fighters in the areas, reports Shan Herald correspondent from souther...
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The National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS), commonly known as the Mongla group, has been urged twice last June to “exchange arms for peace,” a euphemism for surrender, according to a senior Shan officer from Mongla, opposite C...
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After bribing the authorities, the truck which was seized with drug production facilities and precursor chemicals by Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) in Tachilek, eastern Shan State was released two weeks ago, reports Shan Herald correspon...
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According to a month-long exit poll conducted by SHAN, almost 63% of eligible voters had cast No against the draft constitution drawn by the military. Only 10 of the 1,186 respondents said they had voted in favor ...
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