Shan youth in Chiangmai organized a memorial service for Sao Sam Tun, who was assassinated together with Gen Aung San on 19 July 1947, at the Wat Kutao Temple on Sunday. Readers may recognize some of them here.

On 8 June, 19 volunteers left for Dorking Thailand Festival. Their dances, communal where every one, dancers and lookers-on alike, could join and the Kinaree-Kinara (Mythical Bird) plus their souvenirs brought 397 pounds ($790). The group had earlier donated 450 pounds ($900).

Visual Points: Women parade on International Women's Day

A fire broke out at Mandalay’s Yadanabon market this morning. The photos here are per kind favor of a citizen photographer.

A dinner party in honor of the 61st anniversary of the Panglong Agreement, known as the Union Day, was held a restaurant on U Wizara Road in Rangoon, 17:00-20:00. It was attended by opposition and ceasefire representatives.

Famous Thai singer Ad Carabao encouraged SSA soldiers trainees on 6 February 2008, a day before the Shan State National Day.

6-13 February was the period when the new Shan temple in India’s Bodh Gaya, where Prince Sidhartha

attained enlightment and became the Buddha, as inaugurated with pomp and ceremony.

Despite the intense cold and heavy snowfall, the Shans in New York, under the guidance of Ven Milinda, held a ceremony last evening (9 February) to celebrate the Shan National Day/ Shan State Day as well as to mark the third anniversary of the detention of elected Shan leader Khun Tun Oo and 8 other leaders on 9 February 2005.