Tag: Shan State
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...
Pandemic Creating Hurdles for Candidates During Campaign Period
With coronavirus transmissions rapidly increasing across Burma, electoral candidates are facing challenges launching campaigns during the 2020 general election after travel restrictions aimed at...
Union Election Commission Will Post Voter’s List Last Time
The Union Election Commission (UEC) will post lists of voters for the second and the last time during the last week of September. Htin Kyaw,...
Candidates Must Inform Election Commission of Campaign Schedule
Parties contesting the 2020 election are required to notify the Election Commission (EC) of campaign schedules to avoid potential overlap with other parties. "We told...
Army Chief Wants Shan Armies To Stay At Headquarters
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of defense services, wants the two most powerful Shan ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to remain close...
Shan State Residents Running Out of Food
By Sai Hseng Hlaing / SHAN Residents of Shan State are struggling amid lockdowns and border closures since late March, which have disrupted trade resulting...
COVID-19 Lab in Taunggyi Finally Opens
A laboratory for testing the coronavirus finally opened in Taunggyi, located in southern Shan State. Dr Thuza Chit Tin, head of the state health department,...
Govt Sets Up 24-hour ‘Health Checkpoints’ in Taunggyi
By Sai -Hseng Laeng/SHAN Checkpoints operating around the clock have been set up around Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, to monitor people's health during...
More Than 80 People Arrested Throughout Shan State for Breaking Curfew
By SAI HSENG LENG Authorities in three Shan State towns have arrested and detained more than 80 people for breaking a curfew order put...
