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,...
A Shan ethnic armed organisation (EAO) killed a man after he was caught allegedly harvesting illegal timber in eastern Shan State. Lt-Col Ohm Khur, the...
Hundreds Of Shan Workers Return Home
Hundreds of Shan migrant workers that were quarantined in Thailand for weeks are finally on their way home. A COVID-19 prevention committee established by...
Residents on Inle Lake Struggle as Water Level Drops
Farmers who rely on Inle Lake in Shan State’s Taunggyi District for agriculture are struggling to maintain their livelihoods as water levels continue to...
Tatmadaw Forces Villagers to Build Military Camp in Lashio Township
Burma Army troops based in Mong Kyet village tract in Lashio Township, northern Shan State, have called upon locals to provide materials, transportation and...
Shan State Locals Criticize Govt’s COVID-19 Aid as Insufficient, Exclusionary
To control the spread of COVID-19 in Burma, the government issued stay-at-home orders during the Thingyan water festival in mid-April and announced provisions of...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI: From alliance, mediator to enemy of ethnic nationalities
The five-point statement released by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on April 21 has infuriated and surprised many, as it is a testimony...