UWSA Implements Travel Restrictions to Combat Spread of COVID-19
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has issued temporary restrictions on traveling to area under their control...
Burma Army, RCSS Clash After Meeting to Prevent Fighting
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Troops from the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) fought in eastern Shan State’s Mongton Township on Wednesday morning, just...
Thailand Closes Border to Shan State
Due to an emergency decree, Thailand halted all border crossings between Mae Sai in Chiang Rai Province, and Tachileik in Shan State on Tuesday...
UN GENERAL-SECRETARY APPEALS FOR CEASEFIRE: Burma’s stakeholders need thinking out of the box
As novel coronavirus now dubbed as covid-19 infected count reached nearly 400,000 and death count showed close to 17,000, UN General-Secretary Antonio Guterres issued...
Thailand Allows Hundreds of Migrant Workers to Return to Shan State, Despite Closed Border
Thai authorities announced the closure of the border between Mae Sai in Thailand and Tachileik in eastern Shan State over the weekend but on...
GOVERNMENT’S IDP REPATRIATION PLAN: Angst of coercive return without restitution
Very recently, on March 14, a video podcast was uploaded on Facebook by a NGO group “Land in Our Hands” with the title of...
FAILED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Any benefit for the ethnic nationalities?
As the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led constitutional amendment 114 proposals, plus 21 other proposals by the military bloc, Union Solidarity and Development Party...
Mong Kung Villagers Forced to Help Build Burma Army Camp
Villagers in Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State were forced to provide wood and bamboo to government troops who are building a military camp...
Hsipaw Man Undergoes Treatment for Suspected Coronavirus
A man from Hsipaw, northern Shan State, is receiving medical treatment in the town’s public hospital for what may be an infection of Covid-19,...
Burma Army Files Charges Against Headman, Farmer in Hsihseng Township Land Issue
A Burma Army officer has opened a criminal case against four villagers and a headman in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township, alleging that they...
