Pandemic Creating Hurdles for Candidates During Campaign Period
With coronavirus transmissions rapidly increasing across Burma, electoral candidates are facing challenges launching campaigns during the 2020 general election after travel restrictions aimed at...
RCSS Re-Establishes Medical Checkpoints in its Territory
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has re-established medical checkpoints in its territory since COVID-19 has gone on the rise in Burma in...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Hsihseng Township
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By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township this week. Dr. Zawana, the deputy...
New COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Muse
By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A patient in the town of Muse, on Shan State’s border with China, tested positive for COVID-19 on...
Chinese Border Town on Lockdown After Burmese Migrants Test Positive for COVID-19
Chinese authorities have locked down the city of Ruili in Yunnan Province after two Burmese migrants tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. The two...
Shan State Residents Running Out of Food
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By Sai Hseng Hlaing / SHAN Residents of Shan State are struggling amid lockdowns and border closures since late March, which have disrupted trade resulting...
COVID-19 Lab in Taunggyi Finally Opens
A laboratory for testing the coronavirus finally opened in Taunggyi, located in southern Shan State. Dr Thuza Chit Tin, head of the state health department,...
Govt Sets Up 24-hour ‘Health Checkpoints’ in Taunggyi
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By Sai -Hseng Laeng/SHAN Checkpoints operating around the clock have been set up around Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, to monitor people's health during...
Asymptomatic Migrant Worker Latest COVID-19 Case in Eastern Shan State
A case of COVID-19 was confirmed in eastern Shan State this Wednesday (September 9). Dr Ba Soe Thet, deputy head of health department for eastern...
Man Dies in Taunggyi Quarantine Facility
A 23-year-old man died while quarantined in the hospital in Taunggyi, southern Shan State on Tuesday morning. The man had returned to Taunggyi from Myawaddy...