Rice cultivation in the Inle Lake region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State, is declining sharply due to repeated natural disasters and environmental degradation,...

Residents in Kutkai, northern Shan State, say the cost of transporting emergency patients to hospitals in Mandalay has surged to around 2 million kyats...

A worsening fuel shortage in Taunggyi City, southern Shan State, is severely disrupting emergency ambulance services, leaving volunteer responders unable to reach patients in...

Arsenic levels in the Salween River—one of Myanmar’s most vital waterways—have been found to exceed safe limits by more than five times. The discovery,...

Large-scale gold mining using heavy machinery is rapidly destroying farmland along the Nam Jing stream in Mong Ngaw, Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State,...

“The Salween River’s currents are fierce and powerful… in the heart of our Shan State… we do not think one could cross it easily.” Once,...

A worsening fuel shortage, driven by global supply disruptions linked to conflict in the Middle East, is pushing Myanmar into a deepening energy crisis. In...

Domestic air travel across Myanmar has been severely disrupted by an ongoing aviation fuel shortage, with airlines cancelling the majority of flights through the...

March is typically the busiest time of year in the Pong Inn region of southern Shan State. As the dry season ends, farmers usually...

Every morning, Ma Thuzar* begins her day by checking a calendar. For her, the simple grid of dates has become a reminder of a new...