Tag: Shan State
COVID-19 Halts Shan State Truck and Bus Operation for Two Weeks
After multiple drivers tested positive for the coronavirus, Shan State’s COVID-19 Control and Response Committee ordered a stop to truck and bus operations leaving...
Dr Sai Aung Tun, Burma’s Iconic Shan Historian, Dies at 88
Famous Shan historian Dr Sai Aung Tun died last Friday (September 25) in Yangon. He was 88-years-old. "Most leaders of the Shan community are his...
Tatmadaw Increases Presence in Northern Shan State
Since the beginning of September, human rights activists in Burma's northern Shan State have observed an increase of Tatmadaw troops. Military columns have been...
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...
SNLD Billboard Destroyed in Taunggyi Township
A political billboard for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy's (SNLD) campaign was destroyed by vandals in Taunggyi Township, located in southern Shan State. Sai...
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...
TNP, NLD Signboards Destroyed in Shan State
Signboards erected by the Ta'ang National Party (TNP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) as part of their election campaigns were destroyed in...
