The Nawngtawng border gate, located in Namhkam Township in Shan State has now reopened after being closed for nearly two months by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Locals report that the goods-only trading gate of the Nawngtawng-Pingmong border post, situated across the Ruili River, remained closed for nearly two months due to TNLA's refusal to allow the passage of
Owing to border demarcation disputes between Beijing and Naypyidaw, China has cut off electricity in the northern Shan State of Myanmar for nearly nine months,