Rice Farmers Affected By Late Monsoon Season
Farmers in eastern Shan State's Kengtung Township are waiting for the rain to come to flood their fields before they can start seeding their...
Govt Tests Hundreds Of Migrant Workers For COVID-19
The government sent nearly 200 tissue samples taken from returning migrant workers from Thailand to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. Dr Zawana, head of...
A man in Burma's northern unruly Shan State was shot and killed on his motorbike by two unidentified assailants this Wednesday (July 2). Eyewitness Ko...
COVID-19 Patient Discharged From Taunggyi Hospital
Coronavirus Case-245 was discharged on Sunday (June 28) from Sao San Htun Hospital in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State. After testing negative twice, Dr...
Civilian Beaten By Burma Army Soldiers In Kyaukme Township
A civilian in northern Shan State was beaten by Tatmadaw soldiers, who arrived in the man's village after the other residents fled clashes. Sai Tun...
Shan Language Will Not Be Added to State Parliament Sign, Speaker Says
The speaker of the Shan State parliament shot down a question about whether the ethnic Shan language could be added to the sign outside...
Shan State Parliament Speaker Dismisses Question About Armed Conflict
The speaker of Shan State’s parliament has said that the legislature is not the place to discuss an inquiry about clashes between the Burma...
Burma Army Fires Artillery Shell Into Kyaukme Village, Killing Civilian
An artillery shell fired by the Burma Army into Pankyan village in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township on Monday, killing a man and injuring...
Govt Won’t Open Friendship Bridge In Tachilek
The Tachilek government announced the Friendship Bridge-1 connecting Burma to Thailand will remain closed. Burmese officials met with their Thai counterparts this Tuesday (June 23)...
Burma Receives 187 Returnees From Thailand
Burma accepted 187 citizens back into the country who crossed the Friendship Bridge-2 last week from Mae Sai, in Thailand, to Tachilek in southern...
