Tag: Shan
Couple accused of abusing underage Shan labourers in Bangkok
A couple in the Pracha Chuen area of Bangkok have been arrested on suspicion of exploiting minors from Shan state in Myanmar for forced labour. [Read More…]
Three Taiwanese, one Shan arrested after heroin seized in Chiang Mai
Police in Chiang Mai on Tuesday arrested three men – one Shan and three Taiwanese – and seized 200 bars of heroin worth Bt200 million. [Read More…]
Myanmar Journalists Charged Under Unlawful Association Act in Northeastern Shan State
Three detained Myanmar journalists were officially charged under a colonial-era law and sent to prison in Thibaw on Thursday for covering an event hosted by [Read More…]
Shan drug kingpin suspect may not be extradited to Thailand
BANGKOK, April 29 – Jai Norkham, a suspected ethnic Shan drug kingpin with alleged involvement in the killing of 13 Chinese shipping crewmen last year [Read More…]
Burmese Rebel Group Reported to Agree to Ceasefire
One of the main ethnic rebel groups in Burma has reportedly agreed to a preliminary ceasefire with the government. Burmese exile websites said Friday that [Read More…]
Drug lords join Burmese Parliament
The so-called elected government of Burma continue to turn a blind eye to the spike in opium cultivation and drug production in government-controlled areas in [Read More…]
