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The Tatmadaw or Myanmar Military issued a statement which says the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) forcibly took animals and motorcycles from villagers, merchandise from shops in Namtu and then they destroyed them by setting them on, and a vil... [1]

RANGOON — The Northern Alliance urged civilians in northern Shan State and along the Burma-China border to exercise caution on Wednesday, and said that ongoing clashes between the coalition of ethnic armed groups and the Burma Army in the Kokang Self... [2]

YANGON — The Myanmar Army shot and arrested two members of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) suspected of extorting money from businesses, killing one, in Namkham Township in northeastern Shan State on Monday, according to the commander-in-c... [3]

NAYPYITAW—Beijing pressured ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) based in Myanmar’s northeast to stop the fighting in northern Shan State when its Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang met with three active EAOs—the Ta’ang National Liberation Arm... [4]

YANGON—A recent U.S. report portrays China as seeking privileged access and influence inside Myanmar in order to further its geostrategic interests, while taking steps to counter the influence of Western countries—particularly the U.S.—especially alo... [5]

YANGON — Government peace negotiators are planning to meet leaders of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) at its headquarters in northern Shan State, according to a UWSA official. [6]

YANGON — More than 700 locals from the village tract of Kham Teng in Hsenwi Township, Lashio District in northern Shan State have fled to Hsenwi following alleged extortion of more than 70 million kyats from villagers by Ta’ang National Liberation Ar... [7]

For nearly seven decades, Shan State, a resource-rich, ethnically diverse region covering a quarter of Myanmar’s land, has been embroiled in armed conflict. [8]

Sources
[1] MM mizzima.com · 2023-12-14 · 85% match

Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight

The Tatmadaw or Myanmar Military issued a statement which says the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) forcibly took animals and motorcycles from villagers, merchandise from shops in Namtu and then they destroyed them by setting them on, and a vil

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-03-08 · 75% match

Northern Alliance Warns Civilians in Kokang of Ongoing Clashes

RANGOON — The Northern Alliance urged civilians in northern Shan State and along the Burma-China border to exercise caution on Wednesday, and said that ongoing clashes between the coalition of ethnic armed groups and the Burma Army in the Kokang Self

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-07-12 · 75% match

Myanmar Army Arrests, Shoots TNLA Members in Namkham

YANGON — The Myanmar Army shot and arrested two members of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) suspected of extorting money from businesses, killing one, in Namkham Township in northeastern Shan State on Monday, according to the commander-in-c

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-21 · 75% match

At Talks in China, Beijing Urges Myanmar Rebel Groups to Stop Fighting

NAYPYITAW—Beijing pressured ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) based in Myanmar’s northeast to stop the fighting in northern Shan State when its Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang met with three active EAOs—the Ta’ang National Liberation Arm

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-10-05 · 75% match

China Taking Active Steps to Counter Western Influence in Myanmar: U.S. Report

YANGON—A recent U.S. report portrays China as seeking privileged access and influence inside Myanmar in order to further its geostrategic interests, while taking steps to counter the influence of Western countries—particularly the U.S.—especially alo

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-18 · 75% match

Govt Peace Team to Meet UWSA

YANGON — Government peace negotiators are planning to meet leaders of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) at its headquarters in northern Shan State, according to a UWSA official.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-07-20 · 75% match

Hundreds of Locals Flee Amid TNLA Extortion Claims

YANGON — More than 700 locals from the village tract of Kham Teng in Hsenwi Township, Lashio District in northern Shan State have fled to Hsenwi following alleged extortion of more than 70 million kyats from villagers by Ta’ang National Liberation Ar

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-05-24 · 36% match

Has the Revolutionary Spirit Gone? Shan Armed Forces in Crisis as Public Doubts Grow

For nearly seven decades, Shan State, a resource-rich, ethnically diverse region covering a quarter of Myanmar’s land, has been embroiled in armed conflict.

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-08-17 · 35% match

Myanmar junta troops burn 61 houses in Bago region raid

Mizzima Myanmar junta forces burned and destroyed 61 houses in five villages during a three-day offensive in Thegon Township, Pyay District, Bago Region, according to the Pyay District Battalion (3601).

[10] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-31 · 34% match

Revolutionary forces withdraw from Hsawng Pyaung, but Myanmar junta aligned Pa-O militia remains, blocking return of villagers

Mizzima After 10 days of fierce fighting in Hsawng Pyaung village, Pinlaung Township, located in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of southern Shan State, resistance forces have withdrawn from the area, but the Pa-O National Army (PNA), aligned with My

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