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...
Farmers in Southern Shan Destroy Crops After Prices Fall Below Production Costs
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Farmers across southern Shan State are suffering heavy financial losses after cabbage prices collapsed during this year’s harvest season, forcing many to destroy their...
Junta Guest List Checks Lead to Arrests in Yawnghwe
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Residents of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township in southern Shan State say junta authorities have been conducting door-to-door guest list inspections and arresting non-local residents, fueling...
Caught Between Armed Groups and the Military, Ywangan Residents Live in Fear
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Three more men were killed this week in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, bringing the total number of killings reported in the area this...
Displaced Villagers Return to Destroyed Homes in Southern Shan State
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Displaced residents have begun returning to Nam Neng Village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, despite being unable to rebuild homes and...
Rare-Earth Mining in Shan State Linked to Forced Labor, Abuse, and Environmental Damage: SHRF
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The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) says Myanmar nationals allegedly trafficked from online scam compounds in Tachileik have been forced to work in Chinese-operated...
Chinese Yuan Expansion Fuels Price Hikes in Northern Shan’s Hsenwi
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Residents of Hsenwi Township in northern Shan State say they are struggling with soaring commodity prices as the Chinese Yuan increasingly replaces the Myanmar...
Children Injured After Handling Unexploded Device in Hsenwi
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Four people, including two children, were injured after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) device detonated in Hsenwi Township, northern Shan State, an area currently controlled...
