(1990 est. pop. 4.25 million). The Shan State in northeastern Burma is the country's largest ethnic minority state. A highland plateau covering 156,000 square kilometers, it is home to a diversity of peoples with strong traditions of local...

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The Chairman of the Restoration Council of the Shan State, the political wing of the Shan State Army (SSA), says the alliance of ethnic groups fighting against the Burmese army is 'stronger than ever'. He predicts that in three years they will take...

When Burma was separated from India in 1937, the production and distribution of opium in the trans-Salween area became an important issue for the British since the Government of Burma would be expected to adhere to the various international agreements to control the opium...

Myanmar confirmed its first human bird flu case, the World Health Organization said Friday.A 7-year-old girl from Shan state in the east of the country fell ill with fever and headache in November, and subsequently tested positive for the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of the...