Tag: northern Shan State
Myanmar Junta Highlights Drug Seizures in Northern Shan, Makes No Arrests
The military regime has carried out more than a week of raids targeting alleged drug production sites and online scam operations in Hsipaw and...
MNDAA Imposes Monthly Shop Taxes in Northern Shan State
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, has begun collecting monthly taxes from shops and businesses located along...
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...
Low Voter Turnout Reported in Northern Shan State Amid Security Restrictions...
Voter turnout was reported to be extremely low in Nawnghkio, Lashio, and Muse townships during the first phase of the military regime’s election on...
TNLA Warns of Shop Seizures Over Unpaid Taxes in Namkham
Residents of Namkham Town in Northern Shan State report that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has warned it will confiscate and auction shop...
No Vote, No Documents: Muse Residents Threatened Ahead of Junta-Staged Election
Residents of Muse Township in Northern Shan State report being threatened by Myanmar’s military authorities that failure to vote in the upcoming junta-led election...
Lashio University Reopens Amid Ongoing Instability, Students Voice Safety Concerns
Despite ongoing instability in Lashio, the capital of Northern Shan State, junta-controlled authorities are preparing to reopen Lashio University, according to local students. Residents said...
Citizenship for Sale: Lashio Immigration Boss Transferred Amid Corruption Probe
The junta has abruptly transferred the director of Lashio Township’s Immigration and Population Department following revelations of a large-scale bribery scheme that prioritized ethnic...
PALAUNG TA’ANG STATE AMBITION: Realizable or just a pipe dream?
On August 12, Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar) published an investigative report titled: “Ta’ang Land Council (TLC) and two administrative challenges,”...
Forced Conscription by MNDAA Reported in Northern Shan State’s Lashio
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang Army, is facing allegations of forcibly recruiting villagers across Lashio Township, despite...
