Displaced Farmers Want to Return Home
Farmers who were forced to flee fighting in northern Shan State in the middle of the harvest period are eager to return to their...
Thailand Frees Over 100 Prisoners from Burma
Over 100 prisoners from Burma were released to Tachileik border officials by Thailand this Tuesday, December 15. A total of 105 migrant workers, who were...
RCSS, TNLA Clash Multiple Times in Northern Shan State
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) fought four times in northern Shan State last week. Lt-Col Sai...
Ethnic Political Parties Suffered More From Electoral Restrictions, Monitoring Group Says
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Ethnic state-based parties in particular were negatively affected by COVID-19-related restrictions surrounding Burma’s 2020 general election, civil society representatives monitoring the vote have said. Nine...
Four Villagers Wounded During Fighting
Four villagers were wounded during fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State. The...
Six Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Tachileik
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By Hseng Leng /SHAN Six cases of COVID-19, including two people who returned to Burma illegally from Thailand, were reported in Tachileik on December 10. After...
Rising Cases Prompts Authorities to Reduce Tachileik Market Hours
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN Responding to an uptick in transmissions in Tachileik, health authorities ordered markets and grocery stores to close after 10 a.m. daily. All...
CSOs Condemn Armed Groups for Kidnapping & Extortion
The Association for Human Rights and Justice Initiative (HRJI) and several civil society organizations (CSOs) condemned an ethnic armed organization (EAO) after it allegedly...
Fighting Uproots Hundreds in Northern Shan State
Over 250 civilians were forced from their homes after fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and several members from the Northern...
Woman Dies of COVID-19 in Lashio
A 38-year-old woman died of COVID-19 in the hospital in Lashio, northern Shan State, at 1 a.m. this Thursday, December 10, according to the...
