Tag: China
COVID-19 Suspect Dies From AIDS
A woman, who was initially suspected of having COVID-19, but had AIDS, died this Tuesday after returning to northern Shan State on June 8. The...
Shan Ministers Discuss Reopening Border With Chinese Officials
The Shan State government met with representatives of China's Yunnan Province's trade department last week to discuss reopening the China-Burma border. Dr Myo Tun, minister...
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...
Returned Migrant Workers Report Lack of Food, Shelter in Govt Facilities...
Nearly 1,000 migrant workers who returned to Muse, northern Shan State from China are currently struggling to find food and sufficient housing. Around 500...
China Returns Imprisoned Burmese Nationals to Muse
Chinese authorities transferred more than 260 Burmese nationals imprisoned the country to Muse, northern Shan State on Thursday. Thurein, a General Administrative Department (GAD) officer...
Quarantined Workers Sent Home
Hundreds of returning workers that were doing a 21-day quarantine in eastern Shan State are on their way back to their villages. Nearly 400 people...
Namkham Farmers Throw Corn In River
Farmers in Namkham township that couldn’t export their corn to China after the border closed were forced to throw their spoiled corn into the...
Shan State Farmers ‘On Their Own’ As Crops Rot Amid COVID-19...
Hundreds of vehicles exporting produce from Burma to China are now stuck at the Shan State-China border in Muse and Namkham townships, as Chinese...
Hundreds Of Shan Workers Return Home
Hundreds of Shan migrant workers that were quarantined in Thailand for weeks are finally on their way home. A COVID-19 prevention committee established by...
Fruit Traders Angry About Border Delays
Traders are upset that their lorries carrying fruit over the border sit for days while Chinese border guards carefully inspect every vehicle, said Sai...
