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IDP in Taunggyi Becomes First Charged Under Junta’s Election Disruption Law

A displaced man from Lashio, now living in Taunggyi Township, has been arrested and charged under the Myanmar military junta’s newly enacted Law on...

Midnight Raids in Nawnghkio Target Young Male Residents

Myanmar’s military is arresting young men during midnight census checks in Nawnghkio (Naung Cho) Township, Shan State, raising fears of forced conscription, residents told...

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...

Rare Earth Mining Booms in Golden Triangle After Myanmar Coup: SHRF

Rare earth mining in Mong Yawng Township, part of Myanmar’s Golden Triangle border region under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA,...

Junta Airstrikes Kill Civilians, Hit Monasteries in Kyaukme

Myanmar’s military junta has intensified air and ground assaults in northern Shan State, striking monasteries, villages, and civilian homes in Kyaukme Township, according to...

Living Under the Roar: Shan Civilians Flee as Airstrikes Empty Their Towns

The roar of aircraft circling overhead has become a sound of terror for civilians in northern Shan State. Each time a plane appears, panic...

Airstrikes Kill Civilians, Destroy Bridges, and Displace Thousands in Shan State

Since July, continuous airstrikes by the Myanmar junta’s air force in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, have destroyed and burned civilian homes, leaving many...

Amid War and Displacement, Myanmar Junta Moves Forward with Sham December Elections

Myanmar’s military-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide multi-party general election starting on December 28, despite escalating armed conflict...

Citizenship for Sale: Lashio Immigration Boss Transferred Amid Corruption Probe

The junta has abruptly transferred the director of Lashio Township’s Immigration and Population Department following revelations of a large-scale bribery scheme that prioritized ethnic...

Displaced Pekon Township Residents Face Hardships Upon Return

Displaced residents of Pai Khun (Pekon) Township in southern Shan State, near the Karenni State border, have been returning home since early August, but...

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