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TNLA Accused of Forcing Early Tax Payments and Bribes from Namkham Shops

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has begun collecting advance taxes for 2026 from businesses in Namkham town, northern Shan State, according to local...

PNO Militia Allegedly Tortures Villager to Death in Inle Lake Area

A villager was allegedly tortured to death by troops from the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia, which is aligned with the Myanmar military, in...

Food Crisis in Shan State: Displaced Run Out of Rice, Villagers Trapped by Junta

Food supplies are rapidly dwindling for more than 2,000 displaced people sheltering in Hsipaw Township, Shan State, with urgent emergency assistance needed, according to...

Artillery and Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Kyaukme and Hsipaw Townships

On the night of September 4, an artillery shell fired from the junta-controlled side of Nawng Ping, Kyaukme Township, struck Koon Kaw village in...

Pa-O National Organization Imposes Military Duty and Payments on Locals

In Nawng Lai Village Tract, Hopong Township, southern Shan State, individuals living abroad who are listed in the Pa-O National Organization/Army (PNO/PNA) military service...

Airstrikes Kill Nearly 50 Civilians in Shan State in August

The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) reported that 46 civilians were killed in August due to airstrikes, artillery shelling, and drone attacks by Myanmar’s...

Kyaukme Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis, Thousands Displaced

More than 10,000 civilians have fled their homes in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township as fighting between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and...

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,...

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