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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

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

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

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...

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...

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