Hundreds of returning workers that were doing a 21-day quarantine in eastern Shan State are on their way back to their villages. Nearly 400 people...
Namkham Farmers Throw Corn In River
Farmers in Namkham township that couldn’t export their corn to China after the border closed were forced to throw their spoiled corn into the...
BURMA’S CIVIL WAR RAGING : More than seven decades later no ending of conflict in sight
The Burma Army or Myanmar Military doesn't even want to accept that there is civil war going on in the country, arguing that the...
Shan State Farmers ‘On Their Own’ As Crops Rot Amid COVID-19 Trade Shutdown
Hundreds of vehicles exporting produce from Burma to China are now stuck at the Shan State-China border in Muse and Namkham townships, as Chinese...
Following Quarantine, Mongla Transfers Hundreds of Returned Migrant Workers to Govt
Officials in Mongla’s Special Region-4 sent more than 550 migrant workers who had returned from China to the Shan State capital of Taunggyi on...
Storm Hits Southern Shan State, Destroys Homes and School
A hailstorm pounded residences and public buildings in southern Shan State’s Namzang Township this weekend, according to local sources. More than 30 homes were damaged...
GOVERNMENT’S OVERTURE: Covid-19 prevention coordination committee to cooperate with EAOs
On May 27, presidential office issued an announcement signed by President Win Myint the formation of a Covid-19 prevention and coordination committee to cooperate...
Health of Kengtung’s Three COVID-19 Patients Improving, Doctor Says
Doctors caring for three COVID-19 patients in Kengtung, eastern Shan State say that their condition is getting better. The patients—Burma’s 64th, 96th, and 112th—have had...
Shan State Parliament Announces Legislative Session Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Shan State parliament called up a special legislative session in Taunggyi amid the COVID-19 pandemic to be held on May 18. The announcement was...
Lashio’s Only Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Discharged From Hospital
The 14th confirmed COVID-19 patient in Burma was discharged from the Lashio public hospital on Saturday after more than one month of monitoring. The patient,...