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University Students Face Coercion Over Advance Voting

University students in areas under junta control are being denied entry to campus unless they can show proof that they cast an advance vote,...

The Junta’s Sham Election: A Threat to Public Security

Five years after the military coup, Myanmar’s junta is pushing ahead with an election widely viewed as illegitimate. With ongoing conflict across the country...

MNDAA Starts Issuing Identification and Household Registration Cards to Residents in Hsenwi

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang armed group, has begun issuing identification cards and household registration documents to...

Cyber-Scam Compounds Continue Operating in Central Shan State Under Junta-Aligned Militias

Cyber-scam compounds continue to operate in Central Shan State in areas controlled by the military regime and its allied militias, according to residents. Locals say...

Three Displaced Women Killed by Junta–PNO Shelling in Pai Khun Township

Three internally displaced women were killed in Pai Khun (Pekon) Township, Southern Shan State, near the Karenni border, after junta troops and the Pa-O...

Lashio University Reopens Amid Ongoing Instability, Students Voice Safety Concerns

Despite ongoing instability in Lashio, the capital of Northern Shan State, junta-controlled authorities are preparing to reopen Lashio University, according to local students. Residents said...

Road Blockades Deepen Junta–MNDAA Standoff

Renewed tensions have erupted between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, and the military regime after the...

Shan People in Thailand Prefer “ไตย” (Tai) for Self-Identification, While Using “ไทยใหญ่” (Thai Yai) for Official Purposes

The Shan Literature and Culture Association of Thailand held a meeting at Wat Kutao Monastery in Chiang Mai, bringing together Shan communities from across...

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...

Tensions Rise in Ywangan as Junta Increases Raids, Arrests Civilians

The military commission has launched a new operation in Ywangan Township, Southern Shan State, detaining four additional civilians, according to local residents. On November 15,...

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