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Border Dispute Between Thailand and Burma Unresolved
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By -Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Hundreds of lorries are parked in the northern Thai border town of Mae Sai, waiting to enter Tachileik, located in Burma's...
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...
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...
Ethnic Youth in Shan State Voice Criticism of Govt’s Forthcoming Aung San Banknote
The Burmese government is going to issue a new 500 kyat currency note featuring the late Gen Aung San on July 19, but not...
MILITARY LAND CONFISCATION: Major obstacle for ethnic traditional land ownership
Among stories dominated with the handling of Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of Arakan armed conflict together with its human rights violations committed against...
KBZ Bank Pledges Help For Cabbage Farmers
The KBZ Bank in Burma vowed to help farmers in southern Shan State who have been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by...
Shan Ministers Discuss Reopening Border With Chinese Officials
The Shan State government met with representatives of China's Yunnan Province's trade department last week to discuss reopening the China-Burma border. Dr Myo Tun, minister...