Tag: Kengtung
Rice Shortages and Famine Threaten Villagers in Kengtung Township
Severe rice shortages are gripping Kengtung Township in Eastern Shan State, leaving villagers struggling to find enough food and raising alarm over a worsening...
Farmers in Crisis as Thailand Halts Fuel Exports to Myanmar
Farmers in Myanmar's eastern Shan State are facing severe hardship following Thailand’s abrupt decision to ban fuel exports. The move has triggered a fuel...
Junta and militia launch joint attack on RCSS base in Mongpeng,...
The junta and allied militiamen launched a joint attack on the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) base in Mongpeng Township, located...
Kengtung Photojournalist Freed During Mass Amnesty
During a mass amnesty for political prisoners across Burma, the junta released only one journalist from prison in Shan State this week. Kyaw Zin Hein,...
Kengtung Protesters Still In Custody
Fourteen people who participated in the general strike are still being detained in Kengtung, located in Burma's eastern Shan State. A male resident, who requested...
Authorities Refuse To Free Protesters Arrested During Nightly Raids
At least 16 people arrested for protesting against the military government are still being detained in Shan State. Every night security forces drag people...
Authorities Arrest Protesters in Shan State
The Burma Army and police arrested participants who took part in protests against the military government on February 9, charging them with leading the...
Farmers Threatened to Accept Deal for Confiscated Land
By- Hseng Hleng The government seized land from farmers in eastern Shan State and threatened them to accept substitute land, according to a Shan political...
Child Contracts COVID-19 in Eastern Shan State
By Hseng Leng/SHAN An eight-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in eastern Shan State this Thursday, November 26. Although it's unclear how the boy...
Two-Year-Old Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Kengtung
A two-year-old child tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Mong Pyin in Kengtung Township, eastern Shan State on Tuesday. According to Burma’s Ministry...
