Yangon - At least 10 clashes have broken out recently between the Restoration Counsel for Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), says RCSS spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Sai Mein.

Kitsapa - Authorities in Rakhine State have instructed war refugees from Kyiya Pyin and Saeti Taung villages in Mrauk U to seek shelter in their relatives’ homes before January 20, sources say.