Tag: Shan State
Buddhist Abbot And Villager Killed By Landmine
A landmine explosion killed a Buddhist abbot and a villager, while injuring a novice monk in Burma's northern Shan State this Tuesday (July 14). Aung...
Villagers Flee Fighting In Northern Shan State
Dozens of villagers in Burma's northern Shan State fled their homes during harvest time after hearing all too familiar sounds of gunfire nearby. Over 40...
More Than $500,000 Worth of Drugs Seized in Mong Hsat
Police seized more than 800 million kyat (US$586,600) worth of drugs and drug paraphernalia in Mong Hsat, eastern Shan State last week, but it...
Coal Mining Company Pressures Villagers In Southern Shan State
Residents in southern Shan State say they are being pressured to accept a coal mining project they don't want near their village. An abbot at...
Out Of Work, Many Crossing Burma/Thai Border Illegally
Many residents of Burma's Shan State, out of work amid a lockdown, attempted to illegally cross the border in June seeking employment in Thailand. Sai...
Two Men Escape Quarantine Facility In Shan State
Two males, who were doing a fourteen-day quarantine in Burma's Shan State, ran away from the government facility they were staying at. The men recently...
Seven Farmers In Kutkai Township Injured In Bomb Explosion
Seven people were injured in a bomb explosion on a farm in Kutkai Township in northern Shan State. The Metta Shin Social Volunteer Team told...
Tachilek Accepts Hundreds Of Migrant Workers
The Government of Burma received hundreds of returnees this Wednesday (July 8) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai. Chan Myae Saw, who is...
Doctor Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Being Released From Hospital
After being discharged from the hospital for over a month, Case 96, a doctor from eastern Shan State who was infected with COVID-19, tested...
Rice Farmers Affected By Late Monsoon Season
Farmers in eastern Shan State's Kengtung Township are waiting for the rain to come to flood their fields before they can start seeding their...
