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TNLA Bans Starlink Internet in Namtu Township, Confiscates Devices and Detains Users

The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) has imposed a ban on the use of Starlink internet in Namtu Township, northern Shan State, confiscating...

Village Head, Civilian Killed in Ywangan Township Amid Rising Political Violence

A village administrator and a civilian were shot dead in Kyauk Pizat village, Ywangan Township, Southern Shan State, marking the latest in a wave...

IDPs Face Starvation Amid Aid Shortage in Southern Shan State

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hsihseng Township, Southern Shan State, are facing an imminent food crisis due to a severe lack of humanitarian aid...

Junta Arrests Suspected TNLA Affiliates, Seizes Homes in Kyaukme

In Kyaukme Town, Kyaukme Township, Shan State, junta troops have intensified arrests of individuals suspected of having ties to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army...

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...

IDPs Remain Unable to Return Home After Military Recaptures Townships

Although the Myanmar military has regained control of Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, and Hsipaw townships in northern Shan State, most internally displaced persons (IDPs) have not...

Landmine Casualties Mount as Fighting Intensifies in Kyaukme

A 15-year-old girl was killed and a man injured after stepping on a landmine while returning to retrieve rice near Nam Man village in...

Covert Drugging: A Growing Threat to Women’s Safety

A disturbing form of assault known locally as Toh Say is emerging as a growing threat to women’s safety in Myanmar, particularly in Shan...

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,...

Thousands Flee Western Pai Khun as Junta Forces Burn Villages

Nearly 3,000 residents from four villages in western Pai Khun (Pekon) Township, southern Shan State, have fled their homes after junta troops launched arson...

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