RCSS/SSA Worried About Pre-Election Clashes
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) is concerned fighting might break out with the Burma Army after many troops have been...
Pandemic Creating Hurdles for Candidates During Campaign Period
With coronavirus transmissions rapidly increasing across Burma, electoral candidates are facing challenges launching campaigns during the 2020 general election after travel restrictions aimed at...
RCSS Re-Establishes Medical Checkpoints in its Territory
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has re-established medical checkpoints in its territory since COVID-19 has gone on the rise in Burma in...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Hsihseng Township
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By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township this week. Dr. Zawana, the deputy...
Man Found Dead in Hsipaw With Gunshot Wounds
An unidentified man was found dead near Nam Pon Pa village on the Hsipaw-Nam Lang road in Hsipaw Township, northern Shan State, on Wednesday. The...
Union Election Commission Will Post Voter’s List Last Time
The Union Election Commission (UEC) will post lists of voters for the second and the last time during the last week of September. Htin Kyaw,...
Shan Armies Describe Being on the Outside of Electoral Process
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by-Sai Pawnli With Burma’s November general election nearing, it remains unclear how or if the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Shan State...
New COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Muse
By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A patient in the town of Muse, on Shan State’s border with China, tested positive for COVID-19 on...
Nearly 300 People Displaced by Fighting Between Burma Army, KIA in Muse
More than 280 people fled their homes after clashes broke out between the Burma Army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the Mongpaw region...
Chinese Border Town on Lockdown After Burmese Migrants Test Positive for COVID-19
Chinese authorities have locked down the city of Ruili in Yunnan Province after two Burmese migrants tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. The two...