The group commonly known as the Ta’ang army painted over symbols representing the culture of the Shan people who make up the ...

Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic armed group have seized another town on a strategic highway to China, the group and a resident ...

Beijing used its close ties with both the military and the Three Brotherhood groups to negotiate a ceasefire in northern Shan state, which lasted for five months until the ethnic alliance went ...

“Today’s problem in Shan state (North ... The drug trade has been attributed to various ethnic minority groups for funding their armed movements, but members of the army, especially at ...

A Kachin Independence Army (KIA) spokesperson said his group was seeking to resolve a dispute with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) without resorting to using weapons ...

In late October 2023, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated offensive against the ruling military junta, posing the strongest challenge to its rule since ...

The MNDAA is mostly made up of the ethnic Kokang minority based in northern Shan State. The group launched an offensive against the junta in October 2023, along with other armed ethnic forces.

The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.