Tag: northern Shan State
Six Health Workers Quarantined After Treating COVID-19 Patient
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Eight people, including six medical staff, have been placed in quarantine after coming into contact with a man who tested positive for...
Seik Phoo Residents Want Polling Reinstated
Residents of Seik Phoo village-tract, located in northern Shan State, are frustrated polling has been stopped in their area. "I don't understand why they canceled...
Gunmen Release Abductee in Namkham
A woman abducted by an unknown armed group in Burma's unruly northern Shan State was released yesterday, October 19. The woman, who owns a construction...
SNLD Campaign Car Tumbles Into Shweli River, Killing Three, Child Still...
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Three women were killed and a child is missing after a vehicle carrying Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD) election campaigners drove...
Thirty-seven COVID-19 Patients Remaining in Shan State Hospitals
By Sai Hseng Hlaing There are 37 COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals in Shan State, with most cases in the south, near...
Burma Army Sends Reinforcements by Helicopters to Northern Shan State
By Sai Hseng Hlaing The Burma Army used combat helicopters to send reinforcements near Pong Woe Monastery, where hundreds of civilians displaced by the...
Burma Army and RCSS/SSA Standing Off in Northern Shan State
Armed groups in northern Shan state are standing off, with tensions high, although no new clashes have been reported. "It's been silent for the last...
Woman Injured by Shrapnel in Northern Shan State
A woman was injured by shrapnel after the Burma Army indiscriminately fired heavy and small arms in Burma’s northern Shan State. Nang Ei Mon Aung,...
Thousands Displaced by Fighting in Kyaukme Township
Nearly 3,000 villagers are displaced after fighting restarted between the Burma Army and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in Kyaukme Township,...
Burma Army Firing Indiscriminately in Northern Shan State
In Kyaukme Township, Tatmadaw troops fired indiscriminately last Friday (October 10), despite no clashes with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA)...
