Tag: burma
Coal Mining Company Pressures Villagers In Southern Shan State
Residents in southern Shan State say they are being pressured to accept a coal mining project they don't want near their village. An abbot at...
Out Of Work, Many Crossing Burma/Thai Border Illegally
Many residents of Burma's Shan State, out of work amid a lockdown, attempted to illegally cross the border in June seeking employment in Thailand. Sai...
Two Men Escape Quarantine Facility In Shan State
Two males, who were doing a fourteen-day quarantine in Burma's Shan State, ran away from the government facility they were staying at. The men recently...
Tachilek Accepts Hundreds Of Migrant Workers
The Government of Burma received hundreds of returnees this Wednesday (July 8) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai. Chan Myae Saw, who is...
Doctor Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Being Released From Hospital
After being discharged from the hospital for over a month, Case 96, a doctor from eastern Shan State who was infected with COVID-19, tested...
Rice Farmers Affected By Late Monsoon Season
Farmers in eastern Shan State's Kengtung Township are waiting for the rain to come to flood their fields before they can start seeding their...
Govt Tests Hundreds Of Migrant Workers For COVID-19
The government sent nearly 200 tissue samples taken from returning migrant workers from Thailand to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. Dr Zawana, head of...
Man Killed By Gunmen In Muse
A man in Burma's northern unruly Shan State was shot and killed on his motorbike by two unidentified assailants this Wednesday (July 2). Eyewitness Ko...
Civilian Beaten By Burma Army Soldiers In Kyaukme Township
A civilian in northern Shan State was beaten by Tatmadaw soldiers, who arrived in the man's village after the other residents fled clashes. Sai Tun...
Govt Won’t Open Friendship Bridge In Tachilek
The Tachilek government announced the Friendship Bridge-1 connecting Burma to Thailand will remain closed. Burmese officials met with their Thai counterparts this Tuesday (June 23)...
