And the economy lies in ruins. Image Schoolchildren in rebel-held Shan State, Myanmar, last year. Along with medical colleges, educators are trying to establish a school system for primary- and ...

YANGON: On January 17, thousands of residents in Hsihseng were forced to flee their homes as fighting escalated in southern Shan State, according to reports. The conflict erupted between the Pa-O ...

China’s aggressive resource extraction in Myanmar is leaving a trail of environmental destruction and debt dependency in its ...

KNOWN as the Golden Land, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet ... these kinds of deals,” he explains. In the Shan region of Myanmar the opium poppy is known as ‘the peace ...