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Fake Job Offer Lures Three Women into Sex Trade in Muse

Three women in their early 20s were rescued in the Myanmar–China border town of Muse after being lured by a fraudulent job offer and...

Junta Troops Accused of Arresting Civilians, Demanding Ransoms in Ywangan

Military regime troops stationed at Kyauk Ngat village tract, Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are reportedly arresting civilians and demanding large sums of money...

Villagers Detained and Beaten After Clash Between Junta and SSPP in Kyaukme

Villagers in Pong Woe village tract of Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, were reportedly detained, beaten, and interrogated by military junta troops following a...

Airstrike on Karenni Detention Center Kills Five, Including Child

An airstrike carried out by the military junta on Detention Center No. 2 in Karenni State killed five people, including women and a child,...

Children of Displaced Families Among 10 Injured in Ywangan Crash

At least 10 child Buddhist nuns were injured when their vehicle overturned on the Ywangan–Mandalay Road near Sakhangyi Village in Ywangan Township on February...

Unidentified Armed Group Kidnaps Young Woman in Lashio

An unidentified armed group abducted a 23-year-old woman from a grocery store in Lashio, northern Shan State, on February 24, in the latest incident...

Silenced by Guns: A Woman’s Hidden Suffering

“They gave us 20 lakh MMK (USD 510) as ‘compensation’ and told us to settle the case. They warned us not to let the...

Border Raids and Moving Targets: How Scam Networks Thrive in the Golden Triangle

“When there are raids in Tachileik, they cross over to the Lao side. When there are raids in Laos, they come back here.” Nang Tip*,...

Missing Tachileik Woman Cremated Before Family Notification

A 21-year-old woman who went missing in Tachileik, eastern Shan State, was found to have been cremated by authorities without her family’s knowledge after...

Landmine Blast Wounds Civilians Harvesting Sugarcane in Shan State

Three women harvesting sugarcane in Nawnghkio Township, Shan State, were injured after triggering a landmine in farmland recently retaken by junta forces, according to...

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