Three Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Found in Kengtung District
Three people tested positive for COVID-19 in eastern Shan State’s Kengtung District after coming to the area from Rakhine State to work on a...
Taunggyi-Naypyidaw Bus Lines Temporarily Halted Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
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By SAI HSENG LENG Bus companies traveling the route between Taunggyi in Shan State and Burma’s administrative capital of Naypyidaw have stopped operating...
UWSA Shutters Entry Points to Wa Self-Administered Region
In response to the coronavirus outbreak in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) locked down its Wa Self-Administered Region, closing all entry points...
Burmese Wholesalers on China Border Face New Restrictions
The Chinese government has imposed new restrictions on Burmese wholesale distributors on the China border, in a move that Burmese nationals say makes it...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Taunggyi
Among 13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed over the weekend by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), one was found in the Shan...
One-Hundred COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in 24-hrs
One hundred cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Burma within 24 hours. Although most of the cases are in Rakhine State, one is a...
Shan State Civil Society Raises Concerns About Election During COVID-19 Pandemic
Shan State-based civil society organizations (CSOs) have said that they are concerned about both the number of polling stations in the state and the...
Tachilek Accepts Hundreds Of Migrant Workers
The Government of Burma received hundreds of returnees this Wednesday (July 8) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai. Chan Myae Saw, who is...
Govt Tests Hundreds Of Migrant Workers For COVID-19
The government sent nearly 200 tissue samples taken from returning migrant workers from Thailand to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. Dr Zawana, head of...
Covid-19 Patient Discharged From Taunggyi Hospital
A man who contracted the novel coronavirus and was treated at a hospital in Shan State has recovered this week. Burma's Case 230 was discharged...