Tag: Hsihseng
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...
Hsihseng Farmers Continue to Demand Return of Land Confiscated by Military
Farmers in Hsihseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of Shan State say that the case of their seized farmland remains unresolved, as the...
Burma Army Prosecutes More Than 20 Hsihseng Farmers For Trespassing On...
The Burma Army has brought trespassing charges against 22 farmers in Hsihseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Area of southern Shan State. Light Infantry Battalions...
Hsihseng Authorities Halt Creation of Highland Farms After Local Opposition
The authorities in the Pa-O Self-Administered Region of Hsihseng Township in southern Shan State have stopped a plan to clear trees from mountains for...
Hsihseng Authorities’ Land Compensation Scheme Could Create Interethnic Conflict, Farmers Say
Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township say that if a plan goes ahead to distribute highland farms to locals, the authorities risk fomenting...
Don’t Compensate Us With Deforested Land, Say Hsihseng Farmers
Locals are opposing an offer put forward by the Hsihseng administration in southern Shan State to compensate them for farmland seized by the military...
Unidentified Perpetrators Destroy Farmers’ Corn in Hsihseng Township
Unidentified perpetrators destroyed corn farms in Hsihseng Township—in the Pa-O Self-Administered Region of southern Shan State—for two consecutive nights, farmers said. According to the farmers,...
