and strategic towns and cities along the Chinese border in Shan state in northeastern Myanmar. In August this year, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, another force in the rebel ...

YANGON: On January 17, thousands of residents in Hsihseng were forced to flee their homes as fighting escalated in southern Shan State, according to reports. The conflict erupted between the Pa-O ...

The announcement by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is a sign of China's growing efforts to shape the direction of the conflict in Shan State. Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Kunming ...

In late October 2023, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated ... independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has grappled with effective governance ...

The announcement by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is a sign of China's growing efforts to shape the direction of the conflict in Shan State. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army is ...

The beauty in this corner of Shan state, in north-eastern Myanmar, might seem to be a respite from the country’s brutal civil war. Instead, the blooms are a symptom: It is all opium poppy in ...

Shan State in Myanmar is known as the leading source of synthetic drugs in the region, while Thailand is a major transit route for illicit drugs from the so-called Golden Triangle region where the ...

The agency also cancelled a contract with another border village in Shan state last year after the Myanmar partner failed to pay for the power. The PEA now supplies electricity to five locations ...