Anti-Corruption Commission Cracks Down On Lashio Immigration Officers
A Shan State MP says that brokers are ‘taking advantage’ of ethnic people in remote areas applying for ID cards. Burma’s anti-corruption commission announced...
Ethnic Youth Visit Shan State Parliament
More than 50 youth from Muse went on a one-day study trip to the state legislature after being invited by their MPs. More than...
Locals Will Protest Coal Mine in Mongkai If Company Does Not Withdraw
‘If they cannot work in our paddy fields, how will they survive?’ a local monk said. Locals in Mongkai, southern Shan State, say they...
No Budget For Nam Hu Nwet-Kawng Hkar Road Improvement in Hsipaw, Govt Says
Paving the existing road would address transportation difficulties for nearly 500 people, an MP says. There is no plan to improve a road requested...
14 People in Shan State Facing Charges under Unlawful Associations Act
According to Shan State’s top judge, 14 people in the northern part of the state have been charged with violating the controversial colonial-era law. A...
Namkham under Water as Flooding Starts Early This Rainy Season
Residents say the town has experienced serious flooding for each of the past three years, and that this is the earliest it has ever...
Police Arrest Four in Raid on Tachilek Gambling Den
The raid comes as a new law aims to tighten restrictions on Burmese gamblers, but still allows foreigners to indulge at approved casinos. Police in...
UK Embassy Officials Meet Shan State Peace Monitors
The meeting was aimed at assessing the current situation on the ground and challenges faced by peace monitors. Officials from the British embassy in Yangon...
Thai Authorities Send 22 Migrants Back to Burma
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Most of the deported workers were found to lack valid travel documents or work permits. Thai immigration officials handed 22 migrant workers from Burma over...
Namkham Locals Demand Gov’t Action on Marble Mining
Local CBOs say that at least five massive blocks of marble are being shipped across the border into China every day. Five community-based organizations (CBOs)...