Tag: Kyaukme
Northern Shan Trade Disrupted by Rising Checkpoint Fees and Road Restrictions
Merchants and drivers report that checkpoint fees and road-clearance bribes extorted at military regime checkpoints along the route from Nawnghkio in northern Shan State...
Man Killed Handling Explosive Remnant Left Behind by Conflict
A man was killed in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, after an unexploded ordnance (UXO) device he had collected reportedly exploded while he was...
Gold Mining Destroys Farmland in Kyaukme, Residents Say
Large-scale gold mining using heavy machinery is rapidly destroying farmland along the Nam Jing stream in Mong Ngaw, Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State,...
Junta Holds Two Villagers After Clash With SSPP/SSA in Kyaukme
Two villagers remain in military custody after being detained by junta troops following a clash with the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA)...
Woman Killed by Landmine in Kyaukme Township While Harvesting Tea Leaves
A 53-year-old woman died instantly after stepping on a landmine while harvesting tea leaves near Hu Suon Village in Kyaukme Township, local sources reported. The...
Junta Airstrike Injures Five in TNLA-Held Kyaukme Town
Five people were injured and 15 houses and a monastery were destroyed in a junta airstrike on Kyaukme Town in northern Shan State on...
Mogok Town Detour for Goods Going to N. Shan State
Supplies to northern Shan state areas are having to go through Mogok Town in Mandalay Region because the junta has blocked the normal route...
Five Injured in Mongngaw Town Airstrike in Northern Shan State
Five people were injured and several houses were damaged when a junta airstrike hit Mongngaw (မိူင်းငေႃ့ ) Town in Kyaukme Township, Kyaukme District, northern...
TNLA conducts house-to-house population census in Kyaukme citing rebuilding efforts
In Kyaukme Township, Shan State, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) is conducting a door-to-door population and housing census under the guise of rebuilding...
Displaced residents start returning to Kyaukme Town in northern Shan State
Displaced residents have decided to start returning to Kyaukme Town in northern Shan State after receiving reports that internet and electricity services will be...
