Tag: burma
Migrant Workers Cast Advance Votes in Northern Thailand
Migrant workers from Burma living in nine provinces in northern Thailand begin casting advance voting for the 2020 general election at the Myanmar Consulate...
Thousands Displaced by Fighting in Kyaukme Township
Nearly 3,000 villagers are displaced after fighting restarted between the Burma Army and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in Kyaukme Township,...
Civilian Injured By Shrapnel, Hundreds Displaced By Clashes Between Tatmadaw and...
By Sai Hseng Hlaing A civilian was injured and more than 700 people displaced by fighting in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State after the...
Seven Drivers with COVID-19 Detected at Medical Checkpoints in Shan State
Seven commercial drivers tested positive for COVID-19 after hundreds were checked at medical checkpoints in Shan State. Dr Zawana Ko, deputy head of the Shan...
Drivers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Southern Shan State
Several commercial drivers with COVID-19 were detected at a health checkpoint in southern Shan last Saturday (October 3). Dr Zawana Ko, deputy head of the...
Flooding Damages Homes and Farms in Shan State
By- Sai Hseng Hlaing Flooding caused extensive damage to Nam Salap village, in northern Shan State, this Saturday (September 26), with homes and farms completely...
Police Officer Shot Dead in Hsipaw, Two Assailants Caught
A police officer from Burma’s anti-narcotic department was shot dead in Hsipaw town, located in northern Shan state, this Monday (September 28). According to an...
After Khun Htun Oo’s Resignation, What’s In Store For SNLD?
Khun Htun Oo, the chairperson for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), abruptly resigned this Sunday (September 27). SHAN editor Sai Mueng spoke with...
Dr Sai Aung Tun, Burma’s Iconic Shan Historian, Dies at 88
Famous Shan historian Dr Sai Aung Tun died last Friday (September 25) in Yangon. He was 88-years-old. "Most leaders of the Shan community are his...
Tatmadaw Increases Presence in Northern Shan State
Since the beginning of September, human rights activists in Burma's northern Shan State have observed an increase of Tatmadaw troops. Military columns have been...
