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MNDAA Imposes Monthly Shop Taxes in Northern Shan State

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, has begun collecting monthly taxes from shops and businesses located along...

China-Border Seizures Rise Under Junta Enforcement

The junta has intensified its crackdown on Chinese-made goods entering Myanmar via the China–Myanmar border, seizing shipments and tightening inspections in an effort to...

Industrial Mining Pollutes Waterways and Displaces Farmers in Mong Hpyak

Residents of Mong Hpyak Township in eastern Shan State report severe environmental damage and displacement linked to large-scale gold mining operations carried out by...

TNLA Warns of Shop Seizures Over Unpaid Taxes in Namkham

Residents of Namkham Town in Northern Shan State report that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has warned it will confiscate and auction shop...

Transport Delays Mount as Junta and Militias Tighten Checks in Southern Shan State

Trucks transporting goods across Southern Shan State are facing severe disruption as the military regime and allied militias tighten inspections, forcibly unload goods, and...

MNDAA’s New Tax Measures Burden Small Shops Along Lashio–Mong Yai Road

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), commonly known as the Kokang Army, has begun measuring shops along the Lashio–Mong Yai road in northern...

Tightened Trade Controls Push Mong Nai’s Rice Sector to the Brink

Rice farmers in Mong Nai Township, Southern Shan State, say they are facing severe financial hardship this harvest season after the military regime restricted...

TNLA Allocates Mining Plots to Residents in Mongkut Prior to Withdrawal

The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) is allocating gemstone-mining plots to residents at the Mongkut Golf Course in Mongkut (Mogok) town, located on...

Will the Junta Succeed in Reopening Northern Shan State’s Trade Networks?

After retaking Nawnghkio (Naungcho), Kyaukme, and Hsipaw (Thibaw) in northern Shan State, the Myanmar military has reopened the Mandalay–Lashio Road, a key trade route...

Floods and Forced Payments Push Shan State Rice Farmers to the Brink

Farmers in the Pong Inn area, where the borders of Taunggyi, Hopong, and Hsihseng townships meet in southern Shan State, are facing mounting losses...

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