Some 200 Migrant Workers Quarantined in Tachileik
Nearly 200 migrant workers were permitted to return to Burma from Thailand on Monday, even though the border between the two countries had previously...
Grenade Found In Kyaukme Monastery
While cleaning a monastery in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township on Friday, monks uncovered a grenade in the facilities. The discovery occurred at around 10:30...
Curfew Imposed on Namzang Township
Authorities in Namzang Township, southern Shan State, have enforced a 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. curfew on the area until April 30 in what...
BURMA ARMY’S MINDSET: No to Unilateral Ceasefire
The Karen National Union (KNU) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the former a nationwide ceasefire agreement-signatory ethnic armed organization and the latter non-signatory,...
Shan State Govt Has Less Than $360,000 Left in Budget to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
The Shan State government does not have any separate funds designated to prevent and treat the coronavirus, and will rely on what remains in...
Chinese Border Gates With Shan State Closed Indefinitely
Both official and unofficial border gates between the northern Shan State townships of Muse and Namkham and China have been closed for travel for...
Naypyidaw, Telecoms Operators Block Websites of Three Ethnic Media Groups
Websites belonging to ethnic media groups—members of Burma News International (BNI)—have been blocked for days by internet data providers operating under a government order...
Kyaukme Youth Tests Positive For Covid-19
A youth from Kyaukme in northern Shan State was one of four that tested positive for Covid-19 in Burma this Monday. The novel coronavirus...
NO TO DAM BUILDING: Loud call to leave rivers in peace
On March 14, International Day of Action for Rivers, 23 countries' indigenous, together with thousands of river stewards, defenders, and allies called for the...
China Closes Border Crossing To Stop Coronavirus
To prevent the spread of Covid-19 China closed its Ruili border crossing to everyone except Chinese nationals and residents of Muse. Although the virus...
