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Shan ceasefire group mum on meeting results 2009-02-05
The Shan State Army (SSA) North ended its two-week meeting at its Hsengkeow main base, Hsipaw township, on 26 January but has so far been tight-lipped about its resolutions, according to insider sources from Shan State North.
Local authorities told to destroy poppy cultivation collect tax 2009-02-04
Complying to orders from Naypyitaw to eradicate cultivation, local authorities in southern Shan State have been destroying some of the poppy fields, but still taxing the farmers, according to reliable sources.
Haul in Rangoon tipped by Chinese narcs 2009-02-04
The 89 kg heroin seizure in Rangoon on 25 January was the result of a tip-off by Chinese agents, according to sources on the Sino-Burma border.
Poppy output in Shan State dropping because of weather 2009-02-03
Due to harsh of weather in the last season, opium output in Shan State is down though the cultivation had increased, according to reliable sources.
A Visit to Tasang 2009-02-02
For some reason, the Tasang dam, 228 meters high, producing 7,110 MW, that will cost at least $ 6 billion is yet to be built. The following are photos recently received by SHAN.
Caretaker EC for Shan State Congress meets 2009-02-01
The interim Executive Committee for Shan State Congress formed at the end of a 3-day conference at Loi Taileng, the Shan State Army (SSA) South’s main base across the border from Maehongson met for the first time yesterday (Saturday, 31 January 2009).
Shan party welcomes Gambari visit 2009-02-01
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s first visit in 2009 and 7th since his appointment in 2006 was welcomed by Burma’s second largest party Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD).
Weekly Diary, No. 336 (24 – 30 January 2009) 2009-01-31
Is there a holistic approach to Burma’s refugee problem? 2009-01-30
With the Rohingya boat people washing up almost daily on Thai shores, it is appropriate and as well, a welcome initiative for the Thai government to call for a conference, involving and consulting all concerned countries, including Burma, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia and India to find durable solutions. In other words, applying a holistic or comprehensive approach, like an opinion piece on 26 January of The Nation rightly pointed out.
Junta commander: 2010 elections could be postponed 2009-01-29
A junta commander in southern Shan State said the planned 2010 elections could be postponed due to several reasons, while meeting with people from several civil services early in the month, according to reliable sources.
Shans deny superstition accused by Thai police 2009-01-27
The Shan community in Chiangmai has denied the accusation by a Thai police officer who was investigating the murder of a former music teacher supposed to be killed by Shan men who had broken the ceiling light in the dead person’s home office through superstition.
Thai security against proposed new crossborder coal road 2009-01-27
The planned 60km passage between Burma’s Shan State and Thailand’s Chiangrai province as proposed by Saraburi Coal Mining, a subsidiary of Ital-Thai, has run into opposition by officials concerned with security along the border, reported The Manager Online on 23 January.
SHRF MONTHLY REPORT - JANUARY 2009 2009-01-26
Junta acquires new air defense system 2009-01-26
Burma’s Armed Forces is training hard in the use of Russian-made Igla MANPADS (Man-portable air defense missile system) in Naypyitaw, the new capital, according to veteran border watchers.
Will Obama be ready for radical humanitarian intervention in Burma? 2009-01-24
Even before the euphoria has died down, following the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, he moved almost with lighting speed, on his first day in the office, to tackle the issue of Guantanamo Bay detention centre closure.
Weekly Diary, No. 335 (17 – 23 January 2009) 2009-01-24
A new technique of the Burmese military: How it will affect rebels 2009-01-23
This January, the Burmese Army began using a new system of extremely accurate mapping called Universal Transverse Mercator or UTM, which allows easy and quick navigation calculations, possibly expediting the movement of Junta troops.
Survey finds more Shan refugees seeking asylum in Thailand 2009-01-22
A humanitarian assistance group figured out that last year even more Shan refugees have fled to the Thailand-Burma border, to escape several abuses and forced labor by the Burma Army, according to a 2008 survey made by a relief group based in Chiangmai’s Fang district, northern Thailand.
Army’s opium taxation forays led to clashes 2009-01-19
Ambushes staged by the Shan State Army (SSA) South on Burma Army units on their opium taxing expeditions had resulted in the recent military confrontation between the two, according to a longtime border watcher in Thailand.
Thai National identity, Thainess and Malay-speaking South’s grievances 2009-01-19
It is quite clear that the grievances of the Malay-speaking South has mainly to do with forced-imposed ethnic identity of Thainess on one hand, followed by the unfulfilled rights of self-determination, from the Malay-speaking population’s point of view, on the other.
 
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