Myanmar military claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites - DVB The military in Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and e...

The military, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them english.dvb.no/myanmar-mili...
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The Lintners' Young Tigers tells the story of Myanmar's Shan rebellion - DVB Guest contributor Seán Barry Burmese nationalism, Shan resistance, opium cultivation, foreign interference; context is king in the Lintners’ new book. It’s an ambitious blend of storytelling approache...

Burmese nationalism, Shan resistance, opium cultivation, foreign interference; context is king in the Lintners’ new book. It’s an ambitious blend of storytelling approaches, thick with complex and multi-layered narratives english.dvb.no/the-lintners... #ShanState #Myanmar #resistance

A fundraising concert for the displaced in northern Shan State - DVB A fundraising concert for northern Shan State’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was held at Nang Shole Shan Restaurant (Trid Ring) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 6. It was organized by the Tai Y...

A fundraising concert for northern Shan State’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) - impacted by war - was held at Nang Shole Shan Restaurant (Trid Ring) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 6
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Two killed by unexploded ordnance in northern Shan State; 80 injured at hot-air balloon festival in Taunggyi - DVB Two killed by unexploded ordnance in northern Shan State Residents of Kutkai Township in northern Shan State told DVB that two men were killed by an unexploded ordnance in Namhpatkar village on Sunday...

Residents of Kutkai Township in northern Shan State told DVB that two men were killed by an unexploded ordnance in Namhpatkar village on Sunday.
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My political beliefs come from being born and raised in Shan State. I love my people, our region, and our culture...I want to help establish a genuine federal union, says Nang Kham Moe english.dvb.no/a-qa-with-th...
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Residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State told DVB on Friday that regime forces retook control of the town from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

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Military sources in Naypyidaw told DVB that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) released 45 “prisoners” that it had held in detention, since its seizure of Lashio Township in northern Shan State, on Oct. 14.

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A photo taken during a trip organized by pro-regime media to Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Oct. 10. (Credit: AP)

Ten days after it was recaptured by regime forces from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State stands eerily silent.
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A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control - DVB KYAUKME, Myanmar (AP) — Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar’s military, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors...

The town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors at some stalls closed them at the sight of visiting journalists, visibly nervous.
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Destruction caused by the airstrike on Namtu Township in northern Shan State on Tuesday. (Credit: CJ)

Residents of Namtu Township in northern Shan State told DVB that a monastery was destroyed by an airstrike carried out by the Burma Air Force on Tuesday.
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Pro-regime media reported on Thursday that regime forces killed a total of 61 in 21 days of its “counter-terrorism operation” to retake control of Shan State’s Kyaukme from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army on Oct. 1 english.dvb.no/regime-force...
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Government buildings in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, were set ablaze in arson attacks as regime troops reached the town on Sept. 30. (Credit: Residents)

Residents of Kyaukme Township, in northern Shan State, told DVB that regime forces had reached the entrance to the town on Tuesday.
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Regime forces reach eight miles from Kyaukme, northern Shan State - DVB The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) told DVB that regime forces have reached Sakhantha village, located 8 miles (13 km) south of Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State, on Friday. Kyaukme, loc...

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) told DVB that regime forces have reached Sakhantha village, located 8 miles (13 km) south of Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State, on Friday.

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Resuming Myanmar-China border trade: Deciphering its connotations - DVB Guest contributor Sai Tun Aung Lwin Dehong is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan Province of China, home to the Dai (Tai/Shan) and Jingpo (Kachin) ethnic communities. Mangshi is the prefectural capita...

Op-ed: Along the China–Myanmar border preparations are being made to resume strategic ties, particularly in trade, commerce, and infrastructure, writes Sai Tun Aung Lwin
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Artillery shell kills one in northern Shan State during regime counteroffensive in Kyaukme - DVB The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) stated on Sunday that one civilian was killed by an artillery strike on Nawngpain village of Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Saturday. Kyaukme, loc...

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) stated on Sunday that one civilian was killed by an artillery strike on Nawngpain village of Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Saturday.

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Tin shipments from Myanmar's Wa State due to resume, states International Tin Association - DVB Tin shipments from Myanmar’s Wa State are expected to resume in coming months after a nearly two-year-old ban, the International Tin Association said on Wednesday. Speculation by traders this week tha...

Tin shipments from Myanmar’s Wa State are expected to resume in coming months after a nearly two-year-old ban, the International Tin Association said on Wednesday.

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Myanmar Air Force strikes Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State at least three times in one week - DVB Kyaukme Township residents in northern Shan State told DVB that airstrikes injured an unknown number of civilians, and destroyed at least seven homes, in a residential area on Saturday. This is the th...

Kyaukme Township residents in northern Shan State told DVB that airstrikes injured an unknown number of civilians, and destroyed at least seven homes, in a residential area on Saturday.

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Regime retakes control of Moebye in southern Shan; Myanmar Air Force jet 'shot down' in Karenni State - DVB Sources on the frontline in southern Shan State told DVB that pro-regime forces, including the Pa-O National Organization (PNO), regained control of Moebye town, Pekon Township, on Wednesday. Moebye i...

Sources on the frontline in southern Shan State told DVB that pro-regime forces, including the Pa-O National Organization (PNO), regained control of Moebye town, Pekon Township, on Wednesday.

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A growing network of online scam operations is spreading across the forested regions of southern Shan State, particularly in Laihka, Mong Kung, and Kyethi townships, according to local sources and investigators.
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Online scam syndicates flourish in southern Shan State - DVB A growing network of online scam operations is spreading across the forested regions of southern Shan State, particularly in Laihka, Mong Kung, and Kyethi townships, according to local sources and inv...

A growing network of online scam operations is spreading across the forested regions of southern Shan State, particularly in Laihka, Mong Kung, and Kyethi townships, according to local sources and investigators.
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Residents of villages surrounding Inle Lake in southern Shan State reported floods have submerged their crops since June 10. (Credit: Soe Lin Tun – Inle)

Residents in Nyaungshwe Township of southern Shan State told DVB that flooding in villages near Inle Lake since June 10 has destroyed crop fields.
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A China-backed militia is guarding new rare earth mines in Myanmar to help China stay strong in its trade war with the US. #China #Myanmar #RareEarth #TradeWar #UWSA #MiningNews #Dysprosium #Terbium #ShanState

Ta’ang National Liberation Army on the retreat in northern Shan State - DVB Sources in northern Shan State told DVB that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has ordered the People’s Defence Force (PDF) to withdraw from Nawnghkio Township, which came under TNLA control ...

Sources in northern Shan State told DVB that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has ordered the People’s Defence Force (PDF) to withdraw from Nawnghkio Township, which came under TNLA control on July 10 english.dvb.no/taang-nation...
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The United Wa State Army (UWSA) executed one of its members in Pangsang, the Wa Self-Administered Zone of northern Shan State, on Wednesday.
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Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army to withdraw from Lashio in northern Shan State - DVB The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) told DVB that it will return Lashio Township, in northern Shan State, to military regime control before the end of the month. Lashio is located 10...

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) told DVB that it will return Lashio Township, in northern Shan State, to military regime control before the end of the month.

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Prostitution allowed in Lashio with health checks and certification - DVB The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has allowed sex workers to operate inside businesses in Lashio Township of northern Shan State, according to residents. “We don’t arrest [people e...

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has allowed sex workers to operate inside businesses in Lashio Township of northern Shan State, according to residents.

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＜ミャンマー（ビルマ）情報＞

今から18年前の今日（2007年３月２日）

パオー民族（パォ民族: #Pa-O #Pa-Oh ）民族のお祭りが
　 #シャン州 の州都 #ダウンジー の目抜き通りで行われました。

色とりどりの、民族を象徴するターバンを頭に巻いた #パオ族 の
　人たちの熱気で圧倒されました。

しかし、列の終わりが見えないくらいの人出でしたね。
い。

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Shan State Buddhist University in Myanmar Hosts International Conference to Mark 60th Birthday of Founder Ven. K. Dhammasami - Buddhistdoor Global Myanmar’s Shan State Buddhist University hosted a two-day international conference at its campus in the city of Taunggyi, in Shan State, from 7–8 November.

BDG news: Shan State Buddhist University in Myanmar Hosts International Conference to Mark 60th Birthday of Founder Ven. K. Dhammasami

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Sad and intimidated, young boy soldiers, the smallest about 10 years old, stand at attention in the camp of an opium warlord in Burma

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Boy soldiers in service of opium warlord and heroin trafficker Khun Sa, Ho Mong, Shan State, Burma

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