All Entries in the "Shan" Category
The Plight Of The Karen, Karenni, Mon, & Shan People
A State of Fear By SAW YAN NAING / EASTERN BURMA OCTOBER, 2009 – VOLUME 17 NO.7 Caught in the crossfire of Burma’s civil war, hundreds of thousands of Karen, Karenni, Mon and Shan are trapped in No Man’s Land At night, my mother and I boiled rice while my sister dried our wet clothes [...]
Shan State Army Signs Agreement Agaisnt Using Child Soldiers
Burma rebels vow to stop using child soldiers – Shan insurgents get foreign aid in return for halting use of children in country with highest number of underage conscripts Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 7 July 2009 16.14 BST One of Burma’s main rebel groups has pledged to stop using child soldiers in return for outside [...]
200 Dead & 30,000 Flee From Recent Attacks By SPDC
Activist say recent clashes may link to Chinese planned Salween dam TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2009 17:14 HSENG KHIO FAH The three days of heavy clashes, 27-29 August, between the Burma Army and Kokang may link to Chinese plans to build the Upper Salween Dam also known as Kunlong Dam in northern Shan State, near Kokang [...]
Introduction To Some Of Burma’s Ethnic Minority Groups
A Closer Look at Burma’s Ethnic Minorities By Hannah Beech / Bangkok Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 Living under the thumb of a brutal junta, the average Burmese hardly leads an easy life. But the plight of the country’s ethnic minorities, many of whom once waged long and bloody insurgencies against the military regime, is even [...]
Villagers Forced To Pay Army Debts
THURSDAY, 09 JULY 2009 17:51 HSENG KHIO FAH Villagers in areas under the control of Shan State Army (SSA) ‘North’, northern Shan State, have been forced to pay off local Burmese unit’s debt to shops and restaurants, according to sources from the area. Since April, a 12 strong unit from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #131 [...]
Shan State Commanders Meet
THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2009 15:47 HSENG KHIO FAH The Shan State’s regional commanders were reportedly planning to hold a drug bonfire on UN World anti-drugs Day, June 26, at Kengtung, the capital of Shan State East a few days ago, according to a reliable source close to the junta authorities. The Chairman of Shan State [...]
