Shan State

[ shahn, shan ]

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noun

a state in eastern Myanmar (Burma), along the Saiween River. About 56,000 sq. mi. (145,040 sq. km).

Shan State

/ ʃæn; ʃɑːn /

noun

an administrative division of E Myanmar: formed in 1947 from the joining of the Federation of Shan States with the Wa States; consists of the Shan plateau crossed by forested mountain ranges reaching over 2100 m (7000 ft). Pop: 4 416 000 (1994 est). Area: 149 743 sq km (57 816 sq miles)

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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army, an armed rebel group, said that military troops shot at the convoy of nine vehicles with machine guns in eastern Shan State.

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BBC Burmese confirmed that seven people were killed in an air strike in Naungcho in northern Shan state.

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BBC Burmese confirmed that seven people were killed in an air strike in Naungcho in northern Shan state.

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A joint operation by China and ethnic insurgent groups back in 2023 did seek to shut down scam centres in Myanmar's Shan State.

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The other two members of the alliance have stayed on the border, in Shan State.

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