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Shan Revolution Day Attracts Small Gathering
Northern and southern Shan ethnic armed organisations held brief celebrations Thursday for the 62nd Shan Revolution Day amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lt-Col Oum Khur, the...
Tatmadaw Returns 10,000 Acres In Southern Shan State
The Tatmadaw returned over 10,000 acres it confiscated decades ago in southern Shan State. In total, the Burma Army took over 40,000 acres of...
Shan State Parliament Approves 2020-21 Budget
The budget for the 2020-21 financial year for Shan State should be fairly allocated based on what’s needed in the different regions of the...
COVID-19 Patients Still Recovering In Kengtung
Three COVID-19 patients, including a doctor and a nurse that were infected with the coronavirus, are recovering in a hospital in eastern Shan State. "All...
Shan Farmers Struggling Amid Lockdown
With the price of tomatoes dropping during COVID-19 lockdowns, farmers on the north end of Inle Lake are finding the sales from their...
Inle Lake Communities Demand Better Healthcare Services
Communities along Inle Lake, in southern Shan State, want healthcare services improved in their village tract so when they fall ill they don’t have...
Muse Hit With Second Bomb Explosion In A Week
A second bomb exploded in the Burmese border town Muse on Tuesday at around 10 pm. A resident told SHAN that during the latest incident...
Army Commits Human Rights Abuses Against Civilians, Shan Rights Group Says
After defeating a militia group in northern Shan State, the Tatmadaw sent in reinforcement troops and used civilians as forced labour, instead of implementing...
Businesses In Eastern Shan State Struggling Under Lockdown
With the border between Burma and Thailand closed for the last two months because of the COVID-19 lockdown, businesses in eastern Shan State are...
Muse’s First COVID-19 Patient Leaves Hospital
An 87-year-old woman, who is Muse’s first COVID-19 patient, has recovered and was sent home from the hospital in the northern Shan State border...
