Articles in Category: Burma & Shan State
Here is a selection of articles in the categoryBurma & Shan State .
Articles about Burma, the Shan State and Tai Yai people in Thailand. You can also see many pictures of handsome tai yai guys in our gallery pages
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Shan Boys and Trafficking
Trafficking is an emotive subject with many facets and implications. Sometimes, certain aspects of the issue are mis-represented by those purporting to do good, but operating with hidden agendas. This article provides photographic evidence of how some Shan Boys have been trafficked and exploited in Chiang Mai
Mae Surin Update
In this article from a few days ago we repeated the requests from The Best Friend for help for refugees at the Mae Surin refugee camp with was destroyed by fire leaving many tens of people dead and hundreds more injured. Help is still desperately needed, you can donate cash or blankets, clothing and household […]
Fire at Mae Surin Camp
Just over a week ago fire devastated a border refugee camp at Mae Surin in Mae Hong Song province around 150Km west of Chiang Mai. At least forty refugees were killed, perhaps more, many were injured and thousands made homeless. As refugees they are unable to leave the camp area and conditions are reported to […]
Myanmar Hunks
It will be no secret to many that follow this website that up in Chiang Mai there are loads of good looking guys from Burma. Whilst browsing around today we found a website that pays hommage to some of the best looking one’s Check out Myanmar Hunks Here’s just a taster: Go Enjoy 🙂
Support the ethnic people of Burma – Rally in Chiang Mai today
Today a rally in support of the ethnic people of Burma and all political prisoners is being held in front of the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai. The rally coincides with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic visit to Burma. Please support the call and send an email to Hillary Clinton now! Despite the […]
Pee Mai Tai 2106
Mai Soong Pee Mai Tai – Happy Shan New Year! The Shan New year falls on the first day of the waxing moon, which this year is the 26th November. Festivities will commence at Wat Ku Tao today, 25th November and last for three days. in Chiang Mai the center of this years celebration is […]
Aung San Suu Kyi
Today, 19 June is the birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese democracy fighter Aung San Suu Kyi. Happy Birthday! Despite her National League for Democracy party winning 81% of the seats in Parliament at the 1990 General Election in Burma she was never allowed to take power and has spent almost 15 years […]
Shan State – Fear and Celebration
Many Friends of Radchada Cafe come from the Shan State is SE Burma, and we know many of our readers have Tai Yai friends in Chiang Mai so we like to keep up to date with the latest Shan State news. May 21st saw the celebration of the 53nd Anniversary of Shan State People’s Resistance […]