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One Child Killed, Four Injured in Kesi Bomb Explosion

‘The area where the bomb exploded is under the control of the Burma Army,’ said a local MP. One child was killed and four...

Northern Shan State Sees Four Landmine Victims in October Alone

The incidents occurred during one week, with explosive devices being discovered near a public road. Four civilians have stepped on landmines in northern Shan...

Namtu Locals on Alert After Two Days of Gunfire

Community members are afraid of clashes intensifying around the end of Buddhist Lent. Residents of Mong Yin village tract in northern Shan State’s Namtu...

Clashes Break Out Between NCA Signatories RCSS and PNLO

An RCSS spokesperson says there were casualties on both sides, but an exact number is not known.  Two clashes occurred this week between troops...

Locals Flee Following Bomb Explosion in Hsipaw

Villagers say that they don’t know which organization was responsible for setting up the bomb. Locals are alarmed following a bomb blast in northern...

Shan Abbot Shot Dead in Kyaukme

The two gunmen remain unidentified. Two unidentified gunmen fatally shot the abbot of Shwe Kyin monastery in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme town last week. The men...

Unofficial Shan-China Border Road Cut Off by Chinese Authorities

A border point connecting Muse Township with China has been blocked, with Chinese authorities reportedly warning locals not to travel to Burma. Locals in northern...

Shan State IDPs Return Home to Protect Property Amid Ongoing Fighting

‘We will never be able to go home if we wait for peace in our area,’ one village administrator said. Internally displaced people (IDPs) are...

‘No Way Out’ as Thousands of IDPs Flee Clashes in Northern Shan State

With armed conflict on the way to Hsipaw and flooding outside Lashio, the displaced in Namtu Township are filling monasteries and makeshift camps. More...

Hundreds of IDPs Seek Refuge in Namtu Township

Amid ongoing clashes between the Tatmadaw and TNLA, more than 500 IDPs are staying in a makeshift camp and nearly 300 are taking refuge...

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