Civilians Trapped Between Fighting In Kutkai Township
Lum Nyoi was passing through the small village in Burma’s northern Shan State this Friday when she got caught in the middle of fighting...
KBZ Bank Pledges Help For Cabbage Farmers
The KBZ Bank in Burma vowed to help farmers in southern Shan State who have been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by...
Govt Will Build Coronavirus Labs in Shan State
Burma plans to expand its COVID-19 testing facilities by building two additional laboratories in Shan State. Dr Myo Tun, the Shan State social minister, informed...
Shan Ministers Discuss Reopening Border With Chinese Officials
The Shan State government met with representatives of China's Yunnan Province's trade department last week to discuss reopening the China-Burma border. Dr Myo Tun, minister...
Two bombs went off in northern Shan State town of Muse, on the China border, on Tuesday afternoon, according to local sources. The blasts occurred...
Detonators Seized at Muse Border Gate
Burmese authorities seized hundreds of boxes of shock tube detonators, a necessary element of explosive devices, at the Man Weing border gate in Muse,...
Ta’ang CSOs Call for Justice in Unsolved Murder Cases
Ethnic Ta’ang civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for justice for 12 civilians killed this year in unsolved murder cases northern Shan State. Ta’ang CSOs...
MYANMAR’S ICJ REPORT: Repentance not in civilian-military regime’s agenda
On May 23, the Burmese government delivered its first report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), detailing what it has done to protect...
Tigyit Coal-Fired Power Plant ‘Not in Line With Law’
Allowing the Tigyit coal-fired power plant in southern Shan State’s Panglaung Township to continue operation would be illegal under the current circumstances, according to...
Government to Keep Control of Yawnghwe Palace
The Burmese government will not return the famed Yawnghwe Palace to the family of the late Sao Shwe Thaik, according to a letter from...
