Song for life singer Yeunyong Ophakul, better known as Ad Carabao, came to grace the 61st anniversary ceremony marking what is now designated as Shan State National Day, commemorating the day when the people of Shan States and their leaders joined hands together in the struggle against British colonialism.

Maha Hsang, Prince of Wiang Ngeun and leader of Wa National Organization (WNO), who passed away on 29 October was honored by his followers led by Lt-Col Teuk Merng on 4 November, the same day his remains were cremated in Chiangmai.

The defeat of the Kuomintang in China and its subsequent retreat into the Shan State in 1949 had given rise to several significant consequences:

The following photos are from the recently published “Designing Federalism in Burma” by the United Nationalities League for Democracy. “He was a shining star of the movement, and now it seems, that star is fallin