Amid Fears Of Coronavirus, Border Trade Stops
Trade on the Sino and Burmese border has dropped following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov).Businesses in Muse and Nam Kham townships have...
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: Implications of Shan and Kachin States
When novel coronavirus exploded with a vengeance in China's Wuhan, Hubei Province, the first worry for the people of Burma or Myanmar is that...
Shan State Fruit Sellers Facing Challenges Surrounding Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
As the coronavirus spreads in China, fruit wholesalers in Muse, on the Shan State-China border have been asked to temporarily stop exports to Burma’s...
Consequences of Eastern Shan State Gold Mining ‘Getting Worse Everyday’
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Villagers in Tachileik District, eastern Shan State have had to relocate their homes as a result of negative environmental impact of gold mining on...
Tatmadaw Opens New Case Against Farmers In Northern Shan State
Land disputes between farmers and the Burma Army in northern Shan State has been going on for decades. Villagers in Kyaukme Gyi have...
Mong Kok Locals Organize Against Thai-Burmese Coal Mining Venture
Locals in Mong Kok, eastern Shan State, organized a prayer service and protest on Tuesday against a coal mining project in the region. The prayer...
NEW NCA AGENDA: Natural resource governance reform would energize the peace process
On October 16, Forest Trends, a non-profit Washington-based organisation established since 1988, with the funding of Joint Peace Fund, released a 72-page important report titled,...
Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials
Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern...
Locals Report Illegal Metal Mining in Danu Self-Administered Zone
Illegal mining for metals in the Danu Self-Administered Zone in southern Shan State has angered locals, who are demanding that the activities halt and...
Thai, Burmese Companies Begin Controversial Mong Kok Coal Mining Project
Thai and Burmese companies have begun exploratory digging in preparation to jointly operate a coal mine in the Mong Kok area of eastern Shan...