Tag: Shan State
Administrators Accused of Paying Brokers for Substitute Conscripts as Youth Flee...
Local administrators in several Shan State townships are allegedly working with brokers to secure substitute recruits for Military Service Batch (21), residents say, as...
Junta Threatens Travel Bans to Force Turnout Ahead of Phase 2...
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...
Fake Job Offer Leads to Kidnapping and Ransom in Shan State
An 18-year-old woman from Mong Hsu Township, southern Shan State, was reportedly lured to Tangyan Township with a fake job offer, abducted by individuals...
Brokers, Bribes, and the Draft: Why Myanmar Youth Are Leaving
Escalating conflict, economic collapse, and the enforcement of mandatory military service are driving growing numbers of young people in Myanmar to seek ways to...
MNDAA Starts Issuing Identification and Household Registration Cards to Residents in...
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), also known as the Kokang armed group, has begun issuing identification cards and household registration documents to...
Pinpet Steel Plant Sparks Public Health Concerns in Southern Shan State
July is normally the time when farmers in the Pong Inn region begin harvesting their summer rice. This year, however, farmer Sai Kyaw Hla...
Landmine Explosions Claim Two Lives in Kyaukme, Injure Others in Nawnghkio
Two civilians were killed in separate landmine explosions in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, on September 29, according to local charitable groups. At around 10:00 AM,...
Junta Forces Villagers to Act as Guides and Perform Forced Labour
Over 200 military commission troops are conducting operations in northern Ywangan Township, Shan State, reportedly forcing local villagers to serve as guides and human...
Toxic Rare Earth Mining Ravages Farmland and Threatens Livelihoods in Eastern...
The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) reports that more than 40 acres of farmland have been destroyed downstream of rare earth mines in the...
Junta Troops Beat Civilian, Loot Homes, and Block IDPs in Nawng...
The Myanmar military has reinforced its positions in Nawng Ping village, Kyaukme Township, Shan State, and is preventing displaced residents from returning. Locals report...
