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File Photo/Photo:AFP 3 young women say they were lured by promises of good wages, but forced to sell their bodies RFA When Namtan left her home in the Lao capital of Vientiane last year to go work at a restaurant in the Golden Triangle Special Econom... [1]

RANGOON – Military tensions arose unexpectedly between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and its closest ally, the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) better known as the Mongla Group, at the end of September. On Sept. [2]

Mongla lies on the border of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern China and Shan State in northeastern Burma. [3]

The economy has been slowing in Wa and Mongla in Myanmar’s Shan State after Chinese nationals there were ordered by Beijing to return to their home country, local residents said. [4]

MONGLA, Shan State — Leaders of the Mongla rebel group told visiting ethnic leaders and reporters of their achievements in developing Special Region 4 in northeastern Shan State on Tuesday, saying they had “full control” over the area and established... [5]

RANGOON — Rhino horns and illegal wildlife products from several African species are being openly offered for sale in Mongla in eastern Shan State, according to a new report. [6]

More than 100 United Wa State Army (UWSA) troops left posts in the Mongla region of eastern Shan State recently taken from the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), according to local sources. [7]

RANGOON — The government’s Peace Commission met Wa and Mongla ethnic leaders in their respective self-administered regions of Shan State to discuss peace and regional development at the end of last month. [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-01-23 · 85% match

Lao sex trafficking victims plead for freedom in Myanmar’s Mongla

File Photo/Photo:AFP 3 young women say they were lured by promises of good wages, but forced to sell their bodies RFA When Namtan left her home in the Lao capital of Vientiane last year to go work at a restaurant in the Golden Triangle Special Econom

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-10-07 · 75% match

What’s Next in Mongla and Wa Tensions?

RANGOON – Military tensions arose unexpectedly between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and its closest ally, the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) better known as the Mongla Group, at the end of September. On Sept.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-10-13 · 75% match

Mongla: ‘the Wildlife Trafficking Capital of the World’

Mongla lies on the border of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern China and Shan State in northeastern Burma.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-08-17 · 75% match

Myanmar’s Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus

The economy has been slowing in Wa and Mongla in Myanmar’s Shan State after Chinese nationals there were ordered by Beijing to return to their home country, local residents said.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-04-30 · 75% match

Mongla Rebels Say ‘Full Control’ of Region Brings Development

MONGLA, Shan State — Leaders of the Mongla rebel group told visiting ethnic leaders and reporters of their achievements in developing Special Region 4 in northeastern Shan State on Tuesday, saying they had “full control” over the area and established

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-04-03 · 75% match

Report: Rhino Horn for Sale in Mongla Wildlife Markets

RANGOON — Rhino horns and illegal wildlife products from several African species are being openly offered for sale in Mongla in eastern Shan State, according to a new report.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-11-10 · 75% match

Amid Tensions, Some UWSA Troops Leave Mongla

More than 100 United Wa State Army (UWSA) troops left posts in the Mongla region of eastern Shan State recently taken from the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), according to local sources.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-01-02 · 75% match

Peace Commission Meets with Wa, Mongla

RANGOON — The government’s Peace Commission met Wa and Mongla ethnic leaders in their respective self-administered regions of Shan State to discuss peace and regional development at the end of last month.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-02-17 · 75% match

Wa, Mongla Rebels Deny Involvement in Kokang Conflict

RANGOON — The powerful United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Mongla rebel group in northern Burma have denied any involvement in ongoing heavy fighting between the Burma Army and ethnic Kokang rebels in Shan State.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-10-24 · 75% match

Tensions Rise as UWSA Refuses to Abandon Mongla Posts

RANGOON — The Burmese government has asked United Wa State Army (UWSA) members to withdraw their troops, citing a push for greater stability in the Mongla region of eastern Shan State, according to a senior officer from the National Democratic Allian

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