Armed Groups Increase Extortion Demands on Muse Businesses
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Residents and business owners in the border trade hub of Muse are facing mounting financial pressure as multiple armed groups increase demands for "tax"...
Trafficking Network Exploits Job Seekers from Conflict-Hit Southern Shan State
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Fourteen young women from Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township have fallen victim to a human trafficking network that turned promises of stable employment into a...
Land Seizure Victims in Hopong Face New Fees to Destroy Former Homes
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Residents of Nyaung Bat Village in Hopong Township say they are facing a final indignity in an ongoing land confiscation campaign: being forced by...
Deadly Namkham Warehouse Blast Sparks Calls for Accountability
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Residents of Namkham Township are demanding accountability from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Chinese government following a massive explosion at a...
Teenage Bar Worker Dies in Taunggyi, Sparking Calls for Justice
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The death of a 16-year-old girl at a bar in Taunggyi has sparked renewed concern over child labor, workplace abuse, and the lack of...
MNDAA Recruitment Drive Forces Villagers to Flee in Mong Yai, Residents Say
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Residents of Mong Yai Township in northern Shan State say the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is forcibly recruiting villagers into military service...
Trafficking of Myanmar Women Spreads Beyond Border Regions
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The Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) has warned of a sharp rise in the trafficking of Myanmar women to China, where many are sold...
Landmine Clearance Fees Leave Hsihseng Farmers Unable to Return to Fields
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Farmers in Hsihseng Township, southern Shan State, say they are being required to pay the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia to clear landmines and...
Six Villagers Remain Missing Nearly Two Months After Arrest in Hopong Land Dispute
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Six residents, including the village head of Nyaung Pin Village in Hopong Township, southern Shan State, remain unaccounted for nearly two months after being...
Military Tightens Control Over Returning Civilians in Mong Pai
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Residents returning to Mong Pai (Mobye) are being required by military authorities to live only in designated monastery compounds, according to local sources. The military...
