Shan Farmers Crushed by Debt as Crop Prices Collapse and Military Levies Rise
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"The market has completely collapsed. We have nothing left to eat, and after borrowing year after year just to survive, I'm drowning in debt,"...
Two Children Killed in Junta Drone Strike on School in Karenni State
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Two children were killed in a drone strike carried out by the Myanmar military junta on a school in Li Woe Village, Nanmaekhon Township,...
Junta Chief’s Beijing Visit Highlights Gap Between Diplomacy and Border Realities
Fresh from a diplomatic visit to India, Myanmar military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing traveled to China this week for his first official...
Fear and Violence Drive Lawksawk Villagers to Draw Lots for Administrator Roles
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Residents of Lawksawk Township have begun using a lottery system to appoint village administrators, reflecting the growing dangers associated with a position that has...
Armed Groups Increase Extortion Demands on Muse Businesses
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Residents and business owners in the border trade hub of Muse are facing mounting financial pressure as multiple armed groups increase demands for "tax"...
Trafficking Network Exploits Job Seekers from Conflict-Hit Southern Shan State
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Fourteen young women from Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township have fallen victim to a human trafficking network that turned promises of stable employment into a...
Land Seizure Victims in Hopong Face New Fees to Destroy Former Homes
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Residents of Nyaung Bat Village in Hopong Township say they are facing a final indignity in an ongoing land confiscation campaign: being forced by...
Deadly Namkham Warehouse Blast Sparks Calls for Accountability
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Residents of Namkham Township are demanding accountability from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Chinese government following a massive explosion at a...
MNDAA Recruitment Drive Forces Villagers to Flee in Mong Yai, Residents Say
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Residents of Mong Yai Township in northern Shan State say the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is forcibly recruiting villagers into military service...
Landmine Clearance Fees Leave Hsihseng Farmers Unable to Return to Fields
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Farmers in Hsihseng Township, southern Shan State, say they are being required to pay the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia to clear landmines and...
