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Palaung people
 | |
 A Ta'ang tribal woman near Kalaw, Shan State, Burma | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 557,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Burma, smaller populations in Yunnan, China and Thailand | |
| Languages | |
| Ta'ang | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism |
The Palaung (Burmese: ပလောင် လူမျိုး [pəlàʊɰ̃ lùmjó]; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang (တအောင်း) are one of the ancient Austroasiatic ethnic groups [1] found in Shan State of Myanmar (Burma), Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. In China, they are referred to as the De'ang people. The majority of population lives mainly in the northern parts of northern Shan State in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone, with the capital at Namhsan.
The Ta'ang (Palaung) State Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Palaung ethnic group, began fighting against the Burmese military in 1963. It entered a cease-fire agreement with the central government in April 1991, but is currently continuing the insurgency.[2] The insurgency has become intense after TNLA actively involving in Operation 1027 which is a military offensive allied with many other revolutionary rebel forces in the country, against the Myanmar's ruling military junta. [3][4] The Myanmar millitary is believed to be derived benefit from poppy cultivation, which has caused serious drug addiction among the local people in Palaung region. [5][6]
- ^ "Indigenous peoples of the world — the Palaung".
- ^ "Ta'ang army suspends talks with govt as clashes continue". DVB. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "Operation 1027 rapidly changing Myanmar's security landscape". 12 August 2024.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee (10 November 2023). "Rebels Are Notching Key Wins Against the Military Junta in Myanmar". The New York Times.
- ^ "Opium Production Surges in Myanmar's Shan State – DW – 01/27/2010". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "Myanmar: Opium abuse 'devastating' Shan communities - Myanmar | ReliefWeb". 26 January 2010.
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