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Dr. Aye Zan, who has been detained for over a year, was convicted by a special regime court on nine corruption charges; he still faces numerous additional cases.

Freelance journalist Maung Myo was arrested by junta troops at the Thanlwin River (Salween River) Bridge checkpoint in Hpa-an township, Karen State at around 6 p.m. on 10 May, according to a source close to him.

The latest army assault on ethnic areas between April 29 and May 1 displaced more than 12,000 people

China’s endorsement of the junta lays the basis for a boom in trade with the fractious eastern state – or so Beijing hopes.

The United Wa State Army and Restoration Council of Shan State reportedly clashed this week as groups in the state fight over territory. 

When speaking about Shan refugees in Thailand it is impossible to leave out the migrants, legal, illegal, asylum seekers and last but not least the stateless without proper documentation from Shan State.

Ethnic peoples in Myanmar and Thailand have been working for two decades to keep the Salween River flowing freely.

On a sandy beach by the Salween River on the Thai-Myanmar border in March 2006, boats carrying Karen villagers and other ethnic groups such as Karenni, Yintalai and Shan from various areas in the Salween Basin are arriving to join an important yet simple ceremony.

River meetings – 'Nodi Boithoks' – empowered under-threat and overlooked river communities in Bangladesh. Now India is following suit

The UWSA is consolidating a new Wa state that will bring Chinese influence near Thailand and set a self-rule model for other ethnic rebels.