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The Challenges of Stone Sculptors in Mawkmai During Crisis
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A man, wearing a white vet and shabby longyi covered with white powder, is seen sitting on a pile of marble powder and attentively...
The struggle of potato farmers amid Covid-19 and political unrest
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Due to Covid-19 outbreak and political turmoil, it has affected potato market demand, and farmers have faced the difficulties to continue growing the crop...
Hsi Hseng paddy growers face an economic lost this year
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The paddy growers in Hsi Hseng township, Southern Shan State, experienced a lost mainly because of the superfluous rainfall. It is reported that apart from...
China Opens Jiegao Border Gate
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Chinese authorities have reopened the Kyin Sang Kyawt border checkpoint on the Burma border on a trial basis until 25 November. If there are...
Families Facing Food Insecurity Under Burma’s Regime
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People in Burma are struggling to survive in the face of exorbitant food costs after the kyat plummeted following eight months under military rule. "Everything...
Ethnic Youth Federation Against World Bank Project
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN A Shan youth organization wants the government to reject a $225M loan offered from the World Bank for its ‘Peaceful and Prosperity...
Tachileik-Mae Sai Border Trade Dispute Resolved
Thai and Burmese authorities have resolved a dispute that arose around the number of trucks being permitted to use the border crossing between Tachileik,...
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...
