Tag: Shan State
Rare Earth Mining, Toxic Rivers Expose Gaps in Bangkok’s Cross-Border Pollution...
Inside Bangkok’s opulent Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Myanmar’s military junta leader and Thai government officials smiled as they signed a series of bilateral...
Russian Woman Escapes Tachileik Scam Compound and Crosses Into Thailand
A 19-year-old Russian woman who was trafficked into an online scam operation in Tachileik has escaped across the border into Mae Sai, Thailand, according...
Cyber Scam Networks Persist Across Shan State Despite Official Raids and...
Despite repeated pledges by Myanmar's military junta and various ethnic armed organizations to eradicate online scam operations, investigations indicate that the illicit networks continue...
PNO Militia Extorts Returning IDPs Through Forced Conscription Buyouts in Yawnghwe
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their homes in Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township are facing crippling financial extortion by the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia,...
SWAN Report Exposes Widespread Gender-Based Violence and Justice Failures in Shan...
A new report released on July 30 by the Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN) says sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) remains widespread across Shan...
Drug Overdoses Rise in Muse KTVs While China Denies Entry to...
A growing wave of drug overdoses inside karaoke (KTV) lounges is claiming the lives of young people in Muse, a key Myanmar-China border town,...
UWSA Warns Mining Operators Amid Cross-Border Pollution Concerns
Facing mounting scrutiny over heavy metal contamination flowing into neighboring Thailand, the leadership of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has summoned business owners...
Mining Boom and Gambling Debt Fuel Land Crisis in Kalaw Township
Land prices in Baw Hseng Village, Kalaw Township, have nearly doubled as expanding mining operations and mounting gambling-related debt drive the rapid sale of...
Fear of Crime Grows in Kengtung as Gun Permits Come with...
Residents in Kengtung say local authorities are requiring business owners to join junta-backed militias before they can obtain firearm permits, leaving them caught between...
Hsipaw-Lashio Bridge Remains Closed as Junta Blockade Continues
The bridge linking the towns of Hsipaw and Lashio has remained closed by Myanmar's military junta for nearly eight months, forcing residents to rely...
