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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...

Civilian Killed, Returnee Maimed by Landmine Amid Clashes in Kyaukme

A villager was shot dead and another seriously injured by a landmine as clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and junta forces...

China Hosts Media Forum in Yunnan, Draws Criticism in Myanmar

China hosted the 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, on September 16–17, bringing together more...

Junta Seizes Majority of Food Aid Donated to Lashio IDPs

Departments under the Military Junta, known as the State Security and Peace Commission, have taken back most of the rice and cooking oil that...

Myanmar Military Conducts Airstrikes on TNLA-Held Mongkut, Damaging Homes

The Myanmar military carried out airstrikes on Mongkut (Mogok) town in Shan State, controlled by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), damaging at least...

Junta Troops Beat Civilian, Loot Homes, and Block IDPs in Nawng Ping

The Myanmar military has reinforced its positions in Nawng Ping village, Kyaukme Township, Shan State, and is preventing displaced residents from returning. Locals report...

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