China requested to grant shelter for Shan refugees
The Shan State Army has asked the government of China to give momentary housing for the refugees who were forced to leave their homes because of the heavy fighting between the Burmese military forces and the Shan State Army, SHAN news reported. According to Lt-Col Zawm Mong, SSA commander said: “On humanitarian grounds, we would [...]
According to local news a region between Tangyan and Monghsu or Trans border between northern Shan State and southern Shan State and are known to be two rival armed movements have increased the number of their troops and are prepared to engage in war, said news report from SHAN. Both troops were estimated to have [...]
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Worry and distress has been haunting the Shan farmers from Namkham, a Sino-Burma border town in northern Shan State since the gas pipeline project were not properly connected and it seems the pipelines has some holes. They are very much concern because it might lead to further harm and leaking and would cost the general [...]
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With the continuous clashes and unrests between Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) and Myanmar’s military forces in the LoiZay region, Tangyan Township in northern Shan State, thousands of local residents in the region are moving out of the area, SHAN report said. Religious places and Buddhist temples in Tangyan were used as sheltering [...]
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The northern Shan Farmer Committee has filed a petition last April 5 to the Chief Minister of the government of Shan State to stop the upcoming Shwe gas pipeline project which will take full operation soon. Among their main concern are the health, safety and security of the people in the region, said news report [...]
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Thirteen successful Shan students graduated this year from the Teacher Preparation Center (TPC) with Partners Relief and Development. From these graduates, seven of them will be Mobile Teacher Trainers in Shan State, according to news reported from MNN. In the next succeeding months, 10 training sessions in 10 various communities will be handled by the [...]
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Burma’s Shan and Kayah states represented by 21 ethnic groups held a meeting last Wednesday to talk about plans of putting an end regarding armed conflicts with the government and asking for the amendment of the constitution, RFA news reported. The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) is the organizer of the three-day forum. Various [...]
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In year 2010 Tasang Dam on Salwen was built. It is about 10 km. from Mongton southern Shan State. Just recently the Tasang Dam has been transferred and renamed “Mongton Hydroelectric Power Project, according to news reported from SHAN. Reports received from Shan Saphawa, a Shan environmental organization revealed that because of this project almost [...]
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According to Myanmar’s Ministry of Defence spearheaded by Lieutenant General Myint Soe, all the accusations that the military forces has been conducting military operations in Shan State (North) and Kachin State that started at the end of February and early March were baseless and not true at all, said news report from Eleven Media. He [...]
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Burmese army infantry battalions 33,291 and 326 once again attacked Shan State Army (SSA)’s Loizay mountain base in Tangyan Township this morning up to this present, said news report from SHAN. According to an officer of the SSA, the assault is a follow-up of what turned out to be warfare in the area yesterday. It [...]
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