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Although more poppy cultivation saw increase in the 2009-2010 season than the last 2008-2009 season in Burma, opium output is down due to harsh weather, according to poppy farmers in Shan State.
The opium output was initially expected to be more in 2009-...
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Village headmen from a township in Shan State East complained that they are too tired of the junta’s political parties campaigning process because they are not ‘canvassing’ for votes, just ‘forcing’ to get votes, according to sources from the Th...
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One of the topics discussed by the Loi Taileng based Shan State Army (SSA) South, 22 – 25 May, was on stories making the rounds inside Thailand that it was actively involved in the 2-month long Thai unrest on the side of the anti-government Red Shirt pr...
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According to local sources in Shan State, especially in Shan State South and East, the main challenge for the Shan Nationals Democratic Party (SNDP) to face in Shan State is to convince the non-Shan voters.
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Democracy promises to address deep divisions more successfully than any alternative, according to Nathan Glazer, a professor of education and sociology emeritus at Harvard University, in his lecture on Democracy in the World on 4 November 2009 at the Cana...
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A delegation representing Palaung villagers in the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’’s First Brigade controlled areas, recently demanded that the group keep upholding its commitments and to remain opposed to Naypyidaw’s demand to transform itself into...
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The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the political wing of the anti-Naypyitaw Shan State Army (SSA) South, released a statement saying it is standing by the 1990 election results and will not “support and recognize” the upcoming 2010 election...
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Most of the political parties in Burma so far have yet to start their campaigns as they are still waiting for the final approval to be announced by the Union Elections Commission, according to the Chairman of the Shan Nationals Democratic Party (SNDP).
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Leader of the anti-Naypyitaw Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ Lt-Gen Yawd Serk, at the 52nd anniversary of the Shan State Resistance Day which fell on 21st May, urged all people from Burma including ethnic nationalities to continue supporting Daw Aung Sa...
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The newly formed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) led by Prime Minister Thein Sein is conducting a recruiting campaign in Shan State North and Shan State East using power of its parent organization known as the Union Solidarity and Developmen...
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The letter to Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Naypyitaw’s front man for the Border Guard Force (BGF) program, on 11 May by the Shan State Army (SSA) North’s Chief of Staff Pang Fa contained a detailed chronicle of the Burma Army’s truce violations, according to in...
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Many migrant laborers working in northern Thailand’s Chiangmai province, are reportedly facing more difficulty to move freely and work normally due to government curfew announcement on Wednesday, following unrest and violence by anti-government prote...
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An unknown mining project by the ruling military is being secretly operating in Shan State North’s Kyaukme Township, local sources said.The project site was located in Nawngping village tract, south of the Lashio-Mandalay highway. Security has been very...
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The ruling military officials last week invited the strongest faction of the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’, Brigade No.1, which is refusing to accept Naypyitaw’s Border Guard Force (BGF) program.
The two sides reportedly held another meeting on 15 ...
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While reinforcements by the Wa and Burma Army along the front continue, the atmosphere of urgency has perceptibly lightened, and things are returning to “almost normal,” according to a report by an informed source on the Sino-Burma border.
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Namkham U Htun Aye, at the age of 50, became Chairman of the Shan State Affairs Council, set up by the 1962 coup leaders, the office he was to hold for the next 12 years.
A co-founder of the Shan State People’s Freedom League (SSPFL), founded before Bu...
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The strongest faction of the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’, the First Brigade, which is still refusing to become Naypyitaw-controlled home guard force, has been ordered to withdraw all of its forces taking positions near motorways and the Burma Army o...
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A ceremony in honor of two distinguished Shan monks who had received honorary doctorate degree from Thailand’s prestigious Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist University on Sunday, 9 May, was held on Tuesday, 11 May, by Shan and Thai devotees.
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Ruling military junta officials have been inspecting bases in areas facing the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’ forces and reinforcing more troops and weapons during this week.
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A well known as a beautiful lake which brings most tourists’ attraction, Innlay Lake, in Taunggyi, the capital city of Shan State is facing water level decreased.
The water level of Innlay has been decreasing since last year and this year, it has made ...
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