Tag: COVID-19
Border Dispute Between Thailand and Burma Unresolved
By -Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Hundreds of lorries are parked in the northern Thai border town of Mae Sai, waiting to enter Tachileik, located in Burma's...
Three COVID-19 Transmissions Confirmed in Taunggyi District
Of the 270 new coronavirus transmissions the government reported this Monday (September 22), 3 of them were in southern Shan State. One of the patients...
Nang Ya Min: Women Need to Stop Working Behind the Scenes...
Nang Ya Min is an electoral candidate for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) for Taunggyi Township constituency-1, in southern Shan state. As a...
Human Rights Violations Rising in Northern Shan State
Human rights violations against civilians have not only continued unabated during the pandemic, they are increasing, according to the Humanitarian Strategic Team - Northern...
Returning Migrant Workers Arrive in Taunggyi
By -Sai Hseng Leang Over 60 migrant workers arrived in Shan State's capital, Taunggyi, this Monday (September 21) from Mongla, in Burma's Special Region...
Man Dies After One Day in Taunggyi Quarantine
By- Sai Hseng Hleang A 67-year-old man who was quarantined in a high school in Taunggyi died in Sao San Htun hospital on Sunday. One...
RCSS/SSA Worried About Pre-Election Clashes
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) is concerned fighting might break out with the Burma Army after many troops have been...
RCSS Re-Establishes Medical Checkpoints in its Territory
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has re-established medical checkpoints in its territory since COVID-19 has gone on the rise in Burma in...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Hsihseng Township
By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township this week. Dr. Zawana, the deputy...
New COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Muse
By SAI HSENG LENG / SHAN A patient in the town of Muse, on Shan State’s border with China, tested positive for COVID-19 on...
