NO TO DAM BUILDING: Loud call to leave rivers in peace
On March 14, International Day of Action for Rivers, 23 countries' indigenous, together with thousands of river stewards, defenders, and allies called for the...
China Closes Border Crossing To Stop Coronavirus
To prevent the spread of Covid-19 China closed its Ruili border crossing to everyone except Chinese nationals and residents of Muse. Although the virus...
UWSA Implements Travel Restrictions to Combat Spread of COVID-19
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has issued temporary restrictions on traveling to area under their control...
Thailand Closes Border to Shan State
Due to an emergency decree, Thailand halted all border crossings between Mae Sai in Chiang Rai Province, and Tachileik in Shan State on Tuesday...
Farmers Face Drought In Southern Shan State
In advance of the hot season villagers in southern Shan State are experiencing weather conditions that are much drier than usual. "Summer hasn’t even come...
PMF Attempts to Start Coal Mining Project in Laikha
The Wanpang People’s Militia Force (PMF) is trying to start a coal mining project in Laikha Township in southern Shan State, locals told SHAN. Khu...
Police Seeking Chinese Suspected Of Having Coronavirus In Muse
The China government asked the Burmese police to look out for five Chinese nationals from Wuhan suspected of having the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that...
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...
