Out Of Work, Many Crossing Burma/Thai Border Illegally
Many residents of Burma's Shan State, out of work amid a lockdown, attempted to illegally cross the border in June seeking employment in Thailand. Sai...
Two Men Escape Quarantine Facility In Shan State
Two males, who were doing a fourteen-day quarantine in Burma's Shan State, ran away from the government facility they were staying at. The men recently...
Seven Farmers In Kutkai Township Injured In Bomb Explosion
Seven people were injured in a bomb explosion on a farm in Kutkai Township in northern Shan State. The Metta Shin Social Volunteer Team told...
Tachilek Accepts Hundreds Of Migrant Workers
The Government of Burma received hundreds of returnees this Wednesday (July 8) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai. Chan Myae Saw, who is...
Shan Political Parties Criticize Election Approach Amid COVID-19 Pandemic as ‘Unfair’
Shan political parties have reported a range of challenges surrounding Burma’s 2020 election, which is set to occur amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On July...
Unidentified Perpetrators Destroy Farmers’ Corn in Hsihseng Township
Unidentified perpetrators destroyed corn farms in Hsihseng Township—in the Pa-O Self-Administered Region of southern Shan State—for two consecutive nights, farmers said. According to the farmers,...
COVID-19 Testing Facilities Arrive in Taunggyi, But Are Not Yet Operational
Facilities for a COVID-19 laboratory arrived at the Sao San Htun hospital in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi this month. Dr. Poe Poe Lin,...
Volatile stand-off between UWSA, Mong La and Burma Army along China border
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Tensions are high between the Burma Army, the United State Wa Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army/Eastern Shan State (NDAA/ESS), also known...
Locals Fear Burma Army Troop Expansion in Kutkai Township
The Burma Army sent more troops into northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township raising concerns among locals for their security. Locals say that tension in the...
Doctor Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Being Released From Hospital
After being discharged from the hospital for over a month, Case 96, a doctor from eastern Shan State who was infected with COVID-19, tested...
