Chiang Mai Air Pollution Among World’s Worst as Authorities Announce Emergency Controls
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Air pollution in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, has surged to among the worst levels globally, prompting the provincial governor to issue emergency restrictions and...
Young Man Loses Leg to Cancer but Rebuilds His Life
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In most lives, the early twenties are seen as the most promising years — a time of energy, ambition and forward momentum. For 24-year-old Sai...
Medicine Shortages Worsen in Southern Shan State Following Import Ban
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Southern Shan State is facing a growing medicine shortage after nearly five months of import restrictions disrupted supply chains and pushed prices sharply higher,...
Displaced Families in Ywangan Struggle With Disease and Food Shortages
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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are suffering from widespread skin infections and remain in urgent need of medical aid,...
Toxic Rare Earth Mining Ravages Farmland and Threatens Livelihoods in Eastern Shan State
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The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) reports that more than 40 acres of farmland have been destroyed downstream of rare earth mines in the...
TNLA Accused of Forcing Early Tax Payments and Bribes from Namkham Shops
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The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has begun collecting advance taxes for 2026 from businesses in Namkham town, northern Shan State, according to local...
Myanmar’s war refugees flee conflict, face toxic orange orchards
War refugees from Myanmar’s Shan State now labor in Thailand’s orange orchards, where they face toxic pesticide exposure, meager wages, and no legal protection. A...
Monsoon of Loss: A Father’s Grief in Myanmar’s War-Torn Shan
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In Taunggyi, as the monsoon rains poured down, Ko Naing (pseudonym) waited outside the delivery room — filled with hope that his fourth child...
Healthcare Neglected in Shan State Highlands
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Ethnic minorities living in the Shan State highlands still do not receive adequate healthcare because they live in remote areas without proper transport links...
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About 30,000 were forced to flee their homes and businesses on 16 June after the regime launched a special operation in Mobye, hoping to...
