Tag: Shan State
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...
Recommendation Cards To Be Issued to Voters Without ID
Voters without ID will be issued recommendation cards allowing them to cast their ballot during the upcoming 2020 general election. Htin Kyaw, chair of Shan...
Five Electoral Candidates Disqualified in Shan State
Five candidates have been disqualified by the Shan State Election Commission from running in the 2020 general election. Four had planned to run for seats...
Three Female SNLD Candidates Contesting Election in Taunggyi District
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) is fielding five candidates for the 2020 general elections in Shan State's Taunggyi District. Three are female and...
Residents of Shan State Puzzled by Tatmadaw Troops from Karen State
Residents of northern Shan State were shocked after Tatmadaw soldiers from Karen State turned up unexpectedly and began questioning them about population, property and...
One-Hundred COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in 24-hrs
One hundred cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Burma within 24 hours. Although most of the cases are in Rakhine State, one is a...
Shan State Civil Society Raises Concerns About Election During COVID-19 Pandemic
Shan State-based civil society organizations (CSOs) have said that they are concerned about both the number of polling stations in the state and the...
