Five Electoral Candidates Disqualified in Shan State
Five candidates have been disqualified by the Shan State Election Commission from running in the 2020 general election. Four had planned to run for seats...
Burmese Wholesalers on China Border Face New Restrictions
The Chinese government has imposed new restrictions on Burmese wholesale distributors on the China border, in a move that Burmese nationals say makes it...
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By -Sai Hseng Hleng A 19-year old young man was shot dead in Tachileik on the Thai border with eastern Shan State on Monday evening. A...
SNLD Candidate: ‘Women Carry Our Children on Our Backs as We Work for Equality’
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The Taunggyi-based Nang Mya Oo is currently serving as the chairperson for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) in the Shan State capital....
Locals Object to Confiscation of Their Land to Build Hydropower Plant Housing
Locals have opposed a move by a construction company to seize more than 250 acres of land in southern Shan State’s Mongnai Township to...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Taunggyi
Among 13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed over the weekend by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), one was found in the Shan...
Villagers Demand Justice For Army’s Killing of Civilian
Residents of Kyaukme Township are demanding justice for the killing of a civilian shot dead by the Burma Army at the end of June...
Burma Quarantines Dozens of Migrant Workers Returning from Thailand
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By Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Dozens of migrant workers arrested in Thailand and sent back to Burma this Friday (August 28) will be quarantined on the...
Three Female SNLD Candidates Contesting Election in Taunggyi District
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) is fielding five candidates for the 2020 general elections in Shan State's Taunggyi District. Three are female and...
Residents of Shan State Puzzled by Tatmadaw Troops from Karen State
Residents of northern Shan State were shocked after Tatmadaw soldiers from Karen State turned up unexpectedly and began questioning them about population, property and...