20 killed in ambush
A surprise attack by the non-ceasefire Shan State Army (SSA) South in 13 March in Shan State South put to rout a 42-strong Burma Army patrol leaving 20 dead on the battlefield, according to the SSA website www....
A dozen killed, 38 injured in bus accident
Over a dozen passengers were killed and about 38 were wounded in a bus accident on 16 March, on the Tachilek-Kengtung highway, Shan State East.
Currently, the injured passengers are under treatment at Kengtung p...
Weapon parts seized in Thailand could be for Burma’s rebels
Thai police think the illegally made M79 grenade launcher parts seized in Ayutthaya on 13 March and more in the neighboring Samut Prakan on the next day are for the United Wa State...
Thai Princess on trip to Burma
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand is on a three-day visit to Burma from 15-17 March at the invitation of the Chairman of the State Peace...
Environmentalists mark anti-dam day
At a ceremony to “lengthen the life of the Salween”, hundreds of environmentalists and local villagers along the Salween from both Thailand and Burma gathered to continue prote...
Junta has defense blueprint against China
China may have been one of the first countries to recognize the military that took power in 1988 and likely the most influential foreign power in Burma, but that does not mean Burm...
THE ORION STARS
Introduction
The West has St. Valentine and Romeo and Juliet. The Shans, a sub-family of the Tai race, one of the major inhabitants of Southeast Asia, spanning from Yunnan to Assam and from Kachin State of Burma to Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, have Khu...
Weekly Diary, No.392 (7 March – 12 March 2010)
- BURMA VJ MISSES OSCAR!
- JUNTA RELEASES ELECTION LAWS!
- ELECTION COMMISSION HEAD A GENERAL!
- WA WARNED OF IMPENDING OFFENSIVE!
To H.E. Mr. Banki-moon The Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York, U.S.A
Your Excellency,
We, United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), have the honour to submit this letter of suggestions to help you put appropriate pressure on the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) which has one-sidedly promulgated the election laws w...
Message on The 59th Anniversary of Shan National Day
It is interesting to note that the linkage and emergence of the modern Shan State, its national day and the formation of the Union of Burma are so intertwined; it is almost impossible to discuss the making of this historical formation separately.
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