Shan Herald Agency for News

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Panghsang conference to be opened by Wa chairman Posted: 01 May 2015 02:37 AM PDT The 6- day conference 12 major armed resistance movements in Panghsang, officially known as Pangkham, is to begin today with an opening address by Bao Youxiang, the United Wa State Army( UWSA)'s supreme leader. " I doubt Bao will be able to participate in the conference after the official opening though," said an informed source. " He isn't fully recovered from his illness yet." Ta Pang, as he is known, has for years been suffering from trichinosis, a neurological disorder related to eating uncooked meat during his days with Communist Party of Burma(CPB). The agenda does not mention which topics are to be discussed, although it is anticipated that the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement(NCA) draft recently negotiated by 16 armed groups and the ongoing fighting along the Sino-Burmese border will be top issues. According to the source, the following is the conference agenda: 30 April       Welcome dinner 1-2 May         Discussions by participating movements 3     May        Break 4      May       Discussions by participating movements 5      May       Visit to Mongmai's tea and coffee plantations 6      May       Review and approval of conference statement. Farewell dinner Prominent leaders include: Khun Okker(PNLO), Khu Oo Reh(KNPP), Tun Myat Naing(AA), Mai Phong Kyaw (TNLA), Peng Daxun (MNDAA), Sai Yee(RCSS),Sao Hso Ten (SSPP),Nai Hongsa (NMSP), Zipporah Sein (KNU), Hsan Perh (NDAA), N Banla (KIO) and Zhao Zhongdang, among others.

TNLA troops block key highway, collect money Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:16 AM PDT Ta'ang National Liberation Army troops yesterday blocked the Pyidaungsu highway, the key route between Muse and Kutkhai, on the Burma-China border. Ko Aung Aung, a car driver, said that the TNLA blocked the main highway between Muse and Kutkhai township the whole morning on April 29. They stopped every car passing by and collected car tax, (which they called "street fundraising"). "We were very afraid, because we have never seen this kind of street fundraising before. The car driver collected money from every passenger to pay them (the TNLA soldiers). A 12-wheel truck had to pay 300,000 Kyats, while a 22-wheel truck had to pay 500,000 kyats. The truck drivers who know how to please them, paid less than hundred thousand kyats," said a passenger called Aik Jing. "But we were only passengers, so they requested 5,000 kyats per person." "It was terrifying for me because I had never seen an ethnic armed group before," a passenger from Mandalay called U Khin Nyunt told SHAN. According to an official announcement from the TNLA, they had blocked the Pyidaungsu road between Muse and Kutkhai township from 8:00 am until noon to organize fundraising to support their group. Burma military brigades # 11, 33, 66, 72, 88, 99 and 101 have been active in northern Shan State.

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