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...
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...
