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Shan State Floods Destroy Over 1,000 Acres of Paddy Fields
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Heavy and continuous rains have flooded more than 1,000 acres of summer paddy fields in Shan Stateβs Taunggyi, Hopong, and Hsihseng townships, leaving local...
Gold Mining Continues in Mong Yai Despite Local Protests
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Gold mining activities at a natural spring in Kawng Wein Village, Mong Yai Township, Shan State, are continuing despite strong opposition from local residents...
Thai Import Ban Triggers Sharp Price Hikes in Shan State
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Residents of Shan State are grappling with soaring prices and dwindling supplies following a sweeping ban on Thai imports, exacerbating economic hardships for communities...
Junta Seizes Vehicles from Streets and Homes, Taunggyi Residents Gripped by Fear
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Residents of Taunggyi are grappling with growing hardship as junta-affiliated traffic police intensify a campaign to seize unlicensed vehicles, confiscating cars and motorcycles not...
SAC Imposes Heavy Fees on Unlicensed Vehicles in Northern Shan State
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The State Administration Council (SAC) has begun enforcing a new fee of 200,000 kyats (approx. $45.50 USD) per vehicle on unlicensed passenger vans operating...
From Conflict to Commerce: Hsenwi Locals Struggle as Chinese Investments Rise
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A growing number of Chinese nationals are settling in Hsenwi, renting homes and shops left vacant by locals displaced during recent conflicts, according to...
Military Council Profits from Myanmar-China Border Trade
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Traders crossing the Myanmar-China border at Sin Phyu gate in Muse Township are facing mounting costs and corruption as Myanmarβs military authorities tighten control...
MNDAA Detains Hsenwi Vendors Amid Tensions Over Market Relocation and Demolition
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Tensions are running high in Hsenwi Township after troops from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), commonly known as the Kokang Army, detained...
Military Cracks Down on Trucks from Eastern Shan State in Hopong
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Hundreds of trucks carrying goods from Eastern Shan State have been detained by Myanmarβs military at the Computer and Technology Science Institute compound in...
Lashio in Limbo: Residents Trapped Between Military Rule, Chinese Influence
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βWhether itβs the military council or the Kokang army, the people just want fairness. We have no power to choose who should rule us,...





