Clashes Between SSPP/SSA And Tatmadaw Force Villagers Flee From Homes
Civilians informed SHAN that hostilities between the armed groups occurred between Nar Ohn and Pang Moong villages in Hsipaw Township at about 4:30 p.m. Villagers sought refuge in Soung Kye Buddhist monastery. Nang Hla Win says many were still in their paddy fields when they heard the sounds of gunfire and fled the fighting […]
Hsihseng Authorities Halt Creation of Highland Farms After Local Opposition
The Pa-O farmers objected to the creation of farms in Kong Sut and Pin Sone village tracts, because the authorities would have had to cut down more than 200 acres of forest in an area home to ethnic Shan people in order to create the farmland. Locals protested the plan on July 18. “The […]
Sao Yawd Serk sees CSSU as vehicle for Shan unity
CSSU is formed in 2013 with aims to protect the rights of the Shan people, to pursue Shan self-determination, and to draft a framework for political dialogue. The CSSU’s members are the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), the Shan State Joint Action Committee, Shan […]
Hsihseng Authorities’ Land Compensation Scheme Could Create Interethnic Conflict, Farmers Say
The farmers from the Pa-O Self-Administered Region held a press conference in the Htein Htar Hotel in Taunggyi on Monday to discuss the risks of the proposed plan by the township’s council to give around 200 acres of land to Hsihseng farmers whose land was confiscated by the Burma Army. Locals launched an opposition […]
Australia Sees Deadliest Day of Pandemic So Far
SYDNEY – Australia’s COVID-19 crisis is intensifying, with a record 723 new infections reported in the state of Victoria in the past day. Thirteen people have died. Some internal borders in eastern Australia will again close in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. Wednesday was Australia’s deadliest day of the pandemic so […]
US Economy Hit By Deepest Quarterly Plunge in 70 Years
WASHINGTON – The U.S. said Thursday its economy, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, plummeted 9.5% between April and June, the biggest quarterly plunge in records dating back seven decades. The second quarter economic decline translated to an annualized drop of 32.9%. The three-month drop reported by the Commerce Department, combined with a 4.8% dip from […]
COVID-19 May Hit Young People Hard, WHO Warns
The resurgence of the coronavirus in many countries is “driven in part by younger people letting down their guard during the Northern Hemisphere summer,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday. Young adults, many without masks, are ignoring social distancing recommendations to pack bars, nightclubs, and beaches that have been reopened since authorities […]
Public Acceptance Key to COVID-19 Vaccine Success, Fauci Says
The top U.S. infectious disease expert is warning that while significant progress is being made on potential COVID-19 vaccines around the world, the public must be convinced they are safe, effective and necessary. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press late Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health said that development […]
US Leads World with 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths
The total number of COVID-19 cases around the world has now topped 17 million, with nearly 670,000 deaths — and the United States is leading the world in both categories. With more than 4.4 million total confirmed cases, the U.S. reached another milestone in the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday when it passed 150,000 deaths, according to data […]