Doi Kloselo in Mae Hong Son's Sop Moei district will be developed into a tourist attraction in what is seen as a move from locals to oppose the planned construction of a hydropower dam in the Salween River, locals say.
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army says its troops have surrounded approximately 200 regime soldiers in northern Shan State after the regime's surprise attack.
Clashes in northern Shan State between the Myanmar military and the ethnic Kokang Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army have intensified in recent weeks.