On May 21, 1958, 31 young Shan rebels launched an armed struggle under the rallying cry: “Shan people, Shan State, fight ...

On a typical day, Mai Rupa travels through his native Shan State, in eastern Myanmar, documenting the impact of war. A video journalist with the online news outlet Shwe Phee Myay, he travels to ...

The MNDAA’s China-aligned economic agenda signals a push for autonomy, legitimacy, and a future rooted in formal trade, tech ...

A member of the ethnic armed group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) keeps watch as people buy groceries at a street market in Kyaukme in Myanmar’s northern Shan State on July 3 ...

Soldiers from the United Wa State Army (UWSA) stand at attention during a ceremony in Pangsang, in Myanmar’s Shan State, April 17, 2019. Credit: VOA/Steve Sandford Subscribe for ads-free reading ...

An alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority armed groups said Sunday it had agreed a four-day ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state following weeks of clashes in which it seized territory from ...