tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319671752012-02-12T13:28:38.532-08:00Let's Blog Shan State & Burma ! we can make the great future for them !"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-76806742002096401332010-03-13T10:12:00.000-08:002010-03-13T10:12:27.932-08:00Taiwan Free Burma Network: 一人一信 聲援緬甸人權鬥士◎FTVTaiwan Free Burma Network: 一人一信 聲援緬甸人權鬥士◎FTVShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-31308661126259002562007-06-11T10:33:00.000-07:002007-06-11T10:34:42.445-07:00Drugs go up in somkeSSA leader Colonel Yawd Serk set drugs on fire.Drugs go up in smokeThe Shan State Army (SSA), one of the few remaining ethnic armies fighting the military junta of Burma, yesterday held a massive drug bonfire at a military base in Loi Kawwan as part of its campaign to win support from abroad.In front of about 500 observers from Burma's Shan State and Thailand, SSA leader Colonel Yawd Serk set Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-67806846461353793882007-05-25T10:08:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:09:26.547-07:00Planned junta-SSA meeting called offMaj Lao Hseng23 May 2007 S.H.A.NThe planned historic meeting between the Burma Army and Shan State Army (SSA) South on the border today was postponed indefinitely after the Burma Army delegation failed to appear at the venue, according to SSA leader Col Yawdserk.Speaking from his Loi Taileng base, opposite Thailand's Maehongson, the 50-year old commander expressed his "disappointment" that the Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-9230822868956781632007-04-26T11:37:00.000-07:002007-04-26T11:38:50.017-07:00Ceasefire group poised between quitting and continuationAung Kham Hti ,The chairman of PaO National ArmyCeasefire group poised between quitting and continuation 24 April 2007 S.H.A.NThe PaO National Army (PNA) that had concluded a ceasefire agreement with Burma's ruling military junta 16 years earlier is in a quandary as the 2007 deadline to declare areas under its sway drug-free draws near, according to a reliable source in southern Shan State."PNAShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-24010966180547543552007-04-17T11:07:00.000-07:002007-04-17T11:10:52.304-07:00Human Rights Report on BurmaLocation Map of Burma (Myanmar's former name) Human Rights Report on Burma_ US State Department’s ReportBurma is ruled by an authoritarian military regime that enforced its firm grip on power with a pervasive security apparatus. The State Peace and Development Council, led by Senior General Than Shwe, was the country's de facto government. In 1990 the National League for Democracy won more than Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-45800395940289893592007-03-01T11:28:00.000-08:002007-03-01T11:29:43.529-08:00Karenni commander: Offensive against Shans in April SSA' 4 major bases (Loi Taileng,Loi Lam,Hsanzu,Loi Kawwan)Karenni commander: Offensive against Shans in April 26 February 2007 S.H.A.NAccording to Maj Gen Bee Htoo, Chief of Staff of the Karenni Army, the military arm of the Karenni National Progressive Party, the Burma Army will be launching a dry season offensive against his army and the Shan State Army (SSA) come April, reported the local Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-31474697024995285092007-02-15T22:24:00.000-08:002007-02-15T22:27:36.617-08:00Fear and HopeShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1170611035063332492007-02-04T09:42:00.000-08:002007-02-04T09:43:55.093-08:00Karen Split Group Formed a New Group"Time to lay the wreath?" Karen Split Group Formed a New GroupBy Shah Paung February 02, 2007 Irrawaddy The break-away commander of the Karen National Union's 7th Brigade, Brig-Gen Htain Maung, has formed a new Karen organization, the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council. The announcement came on January 31, the 58th anniversary of the Karen revolution. Htain Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1169314373572789322007-01-20T09:28:00.000-08:002007-01-20T09:32:53.573-08:00Wa troops move south United Wa State Army (UWSA)Wa troops move south 19 January 2007 S.H.A.NReports of the arrival of ten 10-wheeled trucks of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) on the border last week have triggered a new red alert among Shan and Thai security services.The trucks arrived in Hwe Aw, Mongton township, opposite Chiangmai, in the dead of night on 11 January. They continued their way to Mongjawd, west ofShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1168963209754915222007-01-16T07:55:00.000-08:002007-01-16T08:00:09.773-08:00King laureate calls for "state building" in BurmaDr Lian Hmung Sakhong(Photo:ENC)King laureate calls for "state building" in Burma16 January 2007 S.H.A.N Speaking in Stockholm's parliament building and later at the church ofSalemkyrkan where he was accepting the Martin Luther King Prize yesterday,Burma's opposition Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) General Secretary Dr LianHmung Sakhong called for "state-building" in lieu of "Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1168456725292048622007-01-10T11:17:00.000-08:002007-01-10T11:28:47.220-08:00SSA appoints new spokespersonS.H.A.N 10 January 2007SSA South's main base Loi Taileng Maj Lao Hseng The Shan State Army (SSA) South that has beenwithout a spokesperson since late last year has appointed a noted fightingofficer as its spokesman, according to the resolutions passed at the recentannual meeting across the border.The fiery and articulate Khurhsen Heng-awn who resigned in November issucceeded by Maj Lao Hseng, a Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1167942667489209272007-01-04T12:27:00.000-08:002007-01-04T12:31:07.510-08:00Freed Political Prisoners Remain DefiantFreed Political Prisoners Remain DefiantBy The Irrawaddy and APJanuary 04, 2007 Political prisoners released under an Independence Day amnesty by Burma’s military government remain defiant, vowing Thursday to continue fighting for democracy and expressing concern for colleagues still behind bars.Former political prisoners released in Wednesday’s amnesty join in Independence Day anniversary Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1166549739335169092006-12-19T09:35:00.000-08:002006-12-19T09:35:39.573-08:00KIO Asks Junta to Stop Military ExercisesBy Khun Sam December 19, 2006 Irrawaddy.orgKachin Independence ArmyThe Kachin Independence Organization, an ethnic ceasefire group, has called on the Burmese junta to halt military exercises near its headquarters on Laisin Mountain near the China-Burma border.The request came during a meeting between the KIO and junta officers at Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, last week. The Burmese Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1166040235476616672006-12-13T12:01:00.000-08:002006-12-13T12:03:55.490-08:00We are irrepressible_ by Raluca Enescu Last month, in November, Burma Digest's main page has got 367346 pagehits; what do you think? Reading the statistics, I can't help but wonder: who are all those people who take time to check upon our work, to read the articles that we're doing our best to write, why do they choose us? Actually, the more we progress in our work for the Burma Digest, the Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1163012902490024682006-11-08T10:59:00.001-08:002006-11-08T11:08:22.496-08:00Myanmar shakes Western nooseBy Shawn W CrispinBANGKOK - It wasn't that long ago that military-run Myanmar periodically wobbled on the brink of economic and financial collapse. The many detractors of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) had long hoped that Western-led economic sanctions would eventually squeeze the rights-abusing regime out of power.A massive inflow of Asian capital has recently wholly Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1161977087611591562006-10-27T12:19:00.000-07:002006-11-08T11:18:37.446-08:00Inside Myanmar's secret capitalBy Clive ParkerNAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - One year after Myanmar's secretive ruling military junta suddenly relocated the national capital 320 kilometers north from Yangon to Naypyidaw, the motivations behind the dramatic move are still unclear.Foreign access to the new capital is strictly forbidden. But this correspondent's recent travels through the area showed that the junta has quietly continued toShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1160601412513422182006-10-11T14:16:00.000-07:002006-11-08T11:26:22.713-08:00Burma’s National Convention ResumesBy Kyaw Zwa MoeOctober 10, 2006Burma’s military government resumed on Tuesday its 13-year-long National Convention, tasked with drafting a constitution, without the participation of the country’s main opposition groups, as hundreds of people in cities across the country joined a new campaign in support of detained former student leaders.State-run newspapers earlier reported that more than 1,000 Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1160026348512838692006-10-04T22:19:00.000-07:002006-10-04T22:32:28.526-07:00Myanmar's move to military democracyBy Larry JaganBANGKOK - Myanmar's top brass are in the process of overhauling their junta-led government, where military leader General Than Shwe and second-in-command General Maung Aye are preparing to stand down from their traditional military commands and hand over authority to a new generation of senior soldiers. There's a catch, of course: neither militaryShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1159469096935048952006-09-28T11:37:00.000-07:002006-09-28T11:44:56.986-07:00 Blue Print for BurmaBy Prof. Kanbawza Win No matter what religion one profess, it is undisputable that the prayers of the people of Burma have been heard and now the misery and the suffering of the Burmese will be officially accepted by the United Nations Security Council and the world at large, because it is already in the agenda by a large margin of votes. Our next move should Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1157906789271577352006-09-10T09:41:00.000-07:002006-09-10T09:50:45.523-07:00Breaking the Impasse of the Eternal TriangleBreaking the Impasse of the Eternal Triangle By / Dr.David Law [The cartoon, Eternal Triangle, is reproduced here by the kind permission of the Editor of S.H.A.N, Sai Khuensai, and the Artist, Sai Harn Lay.]In the cartoon, Eternal Triangle originally published in SHAN by the renowned artist, Sai Harn Lay, there are three individuals. Starting from the right to left, the first one is the fat SPDCShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1157042810927940382006-08-31T09:41:00.000-07:002006-08-31T09:46:50.946-07:00Tough year in the offing for WaNews - S.H.A.N.Wednesday, 30 August 2006The visit to Panghsang by Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Secretary 1 of the ruling military council's, August 15 had failed to bring about the relaxation in the restrictions on the timber and mineral exports imposed by China at the request of Burmese authorities, according to both local and non-local businessmen.Thein Sein had met the Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1156703717271476242006-08-27T11:32:00.000-07:002006-08-27T11:36:15.346-07:00Virtual gambling in Myanmar's drug countryBy Michael Black and Roland FieldsMONG LA, Shan State - Myanmar's jungle casinos are open for business again, onlythis time with a new media twist that allows casino owners to dodge an officialban on their operations and Chinese gamblers to play for even higher stakeswithout leaving their homes.Welcome to the latest incarnation of Mong La, Myanmar's low-grade rendition ofLas Vegas and a recurringShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1155663382684020612006-08-15T10:36:00.000-07:002006-08-15T10:36:22.693-07:00Burmese generals in cahoots with drug lords in Shan State : Drug reportNews - Mizzima NewsWritten by Nem Davies Thursday, 03 August 2006Burmese military generals are actively involved in the drug trade, accept bribes and cover up for drug traffickers, said a report released on Wednesday by media in exile the SHAN.The 64-page report titled 'Hand in Glove,' by the Chiang Mai, Thailand based Shan Herald Agency News took two and-a-half years to compile. It has accusedShan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1155662697822768862006-08-15T10:24:00.000-07:002006-08-15T10:25:00.166-07:00NMSP not to give up arms unless ethnic rights are guaranteedNews - NMGTuesday, 08 August 2006The New Mon State Party will not give up its arms unless a federal union and ethnic rights are guaranteed, said a committee member of the party on the 59th Anniversary of Mon Resistance Day today.“We’ll have to think hard on giving up arms. It is subject to ethnic rights being endorsed,” said Nai Ong Ma-nge, a Central Committee member of the NMSP. “In 1958, we Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1155057633388299142006-08-08T10:20:00.000-07:002006-08-08T10:20:35.270-07:00Ethnic cease-fire group insists on tripartite dialogueNews - IMNAWritten by Loa Htaw Tuesday, 08 August 2006Burmese ethnic cease-fire group, the New Mon State Party (NMSP) has again reiterated its demand to the junta to start a tripartite dialogue on the 59th Mon revolution day despite its cease-fire agreement with the regime. The NMSP signed a cease-fire agreement with the junta in 1995 but wants to have a tripartite dialogue for a solution to Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1154982433054758112006-08-07T13:27:00.001-07:002006-08-07T13:32:35.076-07:00A bout the SSA-South's 758th BrigadeProdigal son returns(04 August 2006 )Prodigal son returns News - S.H.A.N. Friday, 04 August 2006It is a classic case of the return of the prodigal son. Col Moengzuen, whose ‘return to the legal fold’ was formally celebrated by the generals on July 16, has returned to the struggle against the occupying Burmese forces, disclosed Col Yawdserk, leader of the anti-junta Shan State Army (SSA) South Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1154452835188114012006-08-01T10:20:00.000-07:002006-08-01T10:20:35.200-07:00A Karen Moengzuen in the making: key Shan dissidentA Karen Moengzuen in the making: key Shan dissidentNews - S.H.A.N.Tuesday, 01 August 2006Reacting to the recent announcement by two Karen commanders of their decision to act independently from the Karen National Union's leadership, a noted Shan dissident told S.H.A.N. yesterday that he saw a situation developing among the Karens which was similar to that of the Shans culminating in the surrender Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1154379197023039982006-07-31T13:53:00.001-07:002006-07-31T13:55:18.246-07:00Dialogue With A Shan Leader,H.R.H Hso Khan PhaRecently, I got a chance to talk to the leader of a Shan Group campaigning for a totally Independent Shan State. His name is Tiger Yawnghwe or His Royal Highness Prince Hso Khan Pha; he is the eldest son of Sao Shwe Thaik, the former Saopha[Prince] of Yawnghwe[Nyaung-Shwe] and the first President of Burma after Burma's Independence from British colonial rule. In the following excerpts I'll refer Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31967175.post-1154376392180924722006-07-31T12:57:00.000-07:002006-07-31T13:06:32.200-07:00Shan State and Union of BurmaMessage on the 59th Anniversary of Shan National DaySai Wansai 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. The date 7th February 1947 is a defining moment in the record of the Shan history as Shan's Chinesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561774113145857796noreply@blogger.com0