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Displaced Families in Ywangan Struggle With Disease and Food Shortages

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are suffering from widespread skin infections and remain in urgent need of medical aid,...

Toxic Rare Earth Mining Ravages Farmland and Threatens Livelihoods in Eastern Shan State

The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) reports that more than 40 acres of farmland have been destroyed downstream of rare earth mines in the...

TNLA Accused of Forcing Early Tax Payments and Bribes from Namkham Shops

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has begun collecting advance taxes for 2026 from businesses in Namkham town, northern Shan State, according to local...

Myanmar’s war refugees flee conflict, face toxic orange orchards

War refugees from Myanmar’s Shan State now labor in Thailand’s orange orchards, where they face toxic pesticide exposure, meager wages, and no legal protection. A...

Monsoon of Loss: A Father’s Grief in Myanmar’s War-Torn Shan

In Taunggyi, as the monsoon rains poured down, Ko Naing (pseudonym) waited outside the delivery room — filled with hope that his fourth child...

Healthcare Neglected in Shan State Highlands

Ethnic minorities living in the Shan State highlands still do not receive adequate healthcare because they live in remote areas without proper transport links...

Mobye IDPs Need Emergency Aid

About 30,000 were forced to flee their homes and businesses on 16 June after the regime launched a special operation in Mobye, hoping to...

Drinking Water Problem Causes Diarrhea For Nearly 2000 Residents On Shan-Kayah Border

In the region where Shan and Kayah (Karenni) States meet, almost 2000 individuals, including internally displaced people (IDPs) are currently afflicted with diarrhea as...

Displaced Momauk Villagers Need Aid

Hundreds of villagers sheltering in Buddhist monasteries in Momauk after fighting between armed groups in the township in Kachin State forced them from their...

Sickness Affects Children In Kutkai IDP Camp

The children of Pang Yang Hkar internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Mongsi village in Kutkai Township are malnourished and sick and some of...

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