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China-Border Seizures Rise Under Junta Enforcement

The junta has intensified its crackdown on Chinese-made goods entering Myanmar via the China–Myanmar border, seizing shipments and tightening inspections in an effort to...

Fear and Forced Voting Overshadow Phase 2 of Junta-Run Election in Shan State

The second phase of the military regime’s election concluded on January 12, 2026, with the third and final phase scheduled for January 25. While...

Fear Grows in Hsipaw After MNDAA Arrests and Assaults

Residents of Hsipaw Township, Shan State, report that soldiers from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, have...

Fear of Extortion Looms as PNO Enters Kalaw Election Race

Residents in Kalaw Township, southern Shan State, say they fear increased extortion and forced recruitment if the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) Party—also known as...

Fear and Repression Overshadow Phase Two of Junta Election

As voting for Phase Two of the military regime’s election proceeds today, January 11, 2026, election observers and journalists report an atmosphere of near-total...

Airstrike Hits Mong Yai Amid Phase Two Election in Shan State

The junta carried out an airstrike in Mong Yai Township, northern Shan State, just days before the township was scheduled to take part in...

Junta Threatens Travel Bans to Force Turnout Ahead of Phase 2 Election in Shan State

Residents in multiple townships across Shan State report escalating pressure from military authorities and local administrators to force voter participation ahead of the junta’s...

Forced Conscription Set to Expand After Military-Staged Election, Local Sources Say

Myanmar’s junta is preparing to significantly expand conscription after the conclusion of the current military-staged election period, according to local sources. February 10, 2026, will...

Artillery Strikes Kill Monk and Displaced Woman in Mongkut

A Buddhist monk was killed instantly, and a displaced woman later died after heavy artillery shells struck eastern Mongkut (Mogok), a town on the...

Confusion and Low Turnout Mark USDP-Dominated Advance Voting in Taunggyi

Voter confusion and low participation marked advance voting in Taunggyi Township, where the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured an overwhelming victory...

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