Shan State Govt Has Less Than $360,000 Left in Budget to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
The Shan State government does not have any separate funds designated to prevent and treat the coronavirus, and will rely on what remains in...
Chinese Border Gates With Shan State Closed Indefinitely
Both official and unofficial border gates between the northern Shan State townships of Muse and Namkham and China have been closed for travel for...
Kyaukme Youth Tests Positive For Covid-19
A youth from Kyaukme in northern Shan State was one of four that tested positive for Covid-19 in Burma this Monday. The novel coronavirus...
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...
Migrant Worker Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Placed Under Quarantine
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A migrant worker returning from Thailand was placed in quarantine in Shan State after exhibiting symptoms consistent with those caused by Covid-19. The Namsang township's...
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...
UN GENERAL-SECRETARY APPEALS FOR CEASEFIRE: Burma’s stakeholders need thinking out of the box
As novel coronavirus now dubbed as covid-19 infected count reached nearly 400,000 and death count showed close to 17,000, UN General-Secretary Antonio Guterres issued...
Thailand Allows Hundreds of Migrant Workers to Return to Shan State, Despite Closed Border
Thai authorities announced the closure of the border between Mae Sai in Thailand and Tachileik in eastern Shan State over the weekend but on...
Mong Kung Villagers Forced to Help Build Burma Army Camp
Villagers in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State were forced to provide wood and bamboo to government troops who are building a military camp...