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...
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...
