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Hundreds of Kyaukme IDPs Remain Displaced as Tatmadaw Soldiers Occupy Their Village

While clashes between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) appear to have stopped in Kyaukme Township, more than 300...

Dead Bodies Found Two Days in a Row in One Namtu Village

Dead bodies were found two days in a row in Panglon village in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township this week, with no leads on...

SNLD Opposes Election Cancellation in Shan State Constituencies

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has come out in opposition to a Union Election Commission (UEC) decision to cancel voting in Burma’s...

Shan State Govt Provides Food Aid to Less Than Half of Kyaukme IDPs

By HSENG LENG The Shan State government has provided food to around 1,700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township, after...

Two-Year-Old Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Kengtung

A two-year-old child tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Mong Pyin in Kengtung Township, eastern Shan State on Tuesday. According to Burma’s Ministry...

Three Drivers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Muse

Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Muse town in northern Shan State on Tuesday. The new patients are truck drivers who tested positive...

Thousands of Girls in Taunggyi Vaccinated Against HPV

The Taunggyi Township public health department began to administer HPV vaccines on October 20 to more than 3,000 girls aged nine to 10 in...

More Than 2,000 IDPs Return Home in Kyaukme

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled recent fighting between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) in Kyaukme Township, northern...

Gunmen Release Abductee in Namkham

A woman abducted by an unknown armed group in Burma's unruly northern Shan State was released yesterday, October 19. The woman, who owns a construction...

Displaced Civilians Find Artillery Shell After Returning to Village

By Hseng Leng/SHAN Civilians, displaced by fighting in northern Shan State, found an artillery shell at a home while returning to their village in Kyaukme...

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