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Six Beheaded Bodies Found in Northern Shan State

At least six beheaded bodies were discovered in the Nawng Ping village tract of Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, after military commission troops withdrew...

MNDAA Collects Household Data, Plans to Issue Local ID Cards in Mong Yai

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, is collecting household registration information in 16 villages under its control...

Over 10,000 IDPs in Kyaukme and Hsipaw Face Food and Medicine Shortages Amid Ongoing Clashes

More than 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships, northern Shan State, are in urgent need of food and medicine after...

Villagers in Shan State Face Extortion and Forced Conscription by Pa-O Militia

Residents of the Samkar (Sankar) region in Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township, Shan State, say the Pa-O National Organization (PNO/PNA) militia is extorting money and forcing...

Inle Lake Festival Proceeds Amid Flood and Earthquake Recovery Struggles

The annual Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival (Thadingyut Festival) is underway in the Inle region of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township, organized under tight security by...

Landmine Claims Lives of Two Returning IDPs in Kyaukme

Two displaced villagers from Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, were killed on September 21 after stepping on a landmine while attempting to return home...

Shan State Authorities Order Evictions in Kalaw, Citing “Former Military Land”

More than 30 households in Kalaw Township, southern Shan State, have been ordered to vacate their land after local authorities claimed it was “former...

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...

Food Shortages Threaten Thousands of IDPs in Southern Shan State

Around 6,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, have been unable to return home for over two years...

Junta Troops Stationed in Ywangan, Beatings and Property Seizures Reported

Since September 12, around 100 troops from the Myanmar Military Commission have been conducting operations in the Kyauk Nget and Ah Lel Chaung village...

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