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One-hundred in Contact with COVID-19 Nurses

Six nurses were in contact with about a hundred people at Sao San Htun Public Hospital in Shan State's capital, Taunggyi, before it was...

Villagers Displaced by Fighting Between EAOs

Villagers in Namtu Township, northern Shan State, were displaced by clashes between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and several member...

COVID-19 Infections Surpass 100 in Eastern Shan State

By HSENG LENG / SHAN In two weeks, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in eastern Shan State has reached 104. Tachileik, a town on...

Unidentified Men Kidnap Muse Woman, Demanding Ransom

By HSENG LENG / SHAN Three unidentified men abducted a woman in downtown Muse on northern Shan State’s border with China on Sunday morning and...

Shan Forces Clash in Hsipaw

The Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) clashed in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township for one hour...

Tachileik Hotel Linked to Thai COVID-19 Infections Stayed Open Despite Closure Orders

Hotels, karaoke venues and massage parlors have been ordered to close by local authorities in the eastern Shan State town of Tachileik, after the...

Volunteer Nurses From Taunggyi Test Positive for COVID-19 in Yangon

Six nurses from the Shan State capital of Taunggyi who went to volunteer in Yangon have tested positive for COVID-19 there, according to the...

Coal Mining in Namzang Would Destroy Water Source in Mongnai, Locals Say

By HSENG LENG / SHAN Locals across two townships are concerned about the environmental impact of potential coal extraction operations near Nam Maw Nguen lake...

Shan State Govt Needs to Work for All the People, SNLD says

The general secretary for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) said that the new Shan State government must work hard for the interests...

More Transmissions Detected in Tachileik

Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tachileik this Friday, December 4.  Dr Lin Htut Oo, head of Tachileik Public Hospital, said the transmissions,...

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