During this time, peace initiative proposals by Wa State were rejected by the Myanmar government. [24] The government warned on 27 April 2010 that the WHP program could push …

Jan 15, 2024 · The junta has bowed to the United Wa State Army’s demand for administrative control of Hopang and Panlong towns in northern Shan State, according to WSTV, an ethnic …

The Wa States was the name formerly given to the Wa Land, the natural and historical region inhabited mainly by the Wa people, an ethnic group speaking an Austroasiatic language. The …

Feb 22, 2022 · United Wa State Army soldiers march during a media display in Pansang, Wa territory in northeast Myanmar, October 4, 2016. Photo: Agencies Finally, and no less …

Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the official name Wa Special Region 2. Its territory is entirely under the control of the de facto …

Sep 20, 2022 · Inle Lake, Bagan, Yangon Image: Flickr/ Lim Ashley . By Will Waghorne. Numbering about 30,000 active-duty soldiers, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) is …

May 28, 2019 · Wa state is home to the United Wa State Party (UWSA), the largest non-state armed group in East Asia, which occupies a critical mediating role in China-Myanmar relations.

United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march during a display for the media in Pansang, Wa territory in north east Myanmar on October 4, 2016. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters A review of the …

Wa State is an autonomous region in Myanmar. It is considered de facto independent from the rest of the country because has its own political system, administrative divisions and army. [6] …

Editor’s note: For more than 30 years, Myanmar’s unrecognised Wa State has endured an uneasy stand-off with the central government, independent in all but name.Cut off from the rest of …