Tag: Shan State Crisis
IDPs Fear Arrest and Forced Conscription as Junta Collects Data Before...
Ongoing clashes between junta troops and the Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State, as well as fighting between the regime and Karenni revolutionary forces...
MYANMAR BECOMES TOP OPIUM PRODUCER: Shan State stands out to be...
Myanmar has produced 1,010 tons of illicit opium this year, the highest level in ten years, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs...
Fear Grows in Pong Inn as Junta Shifts to Lottery-Based Recruitment
The military junta will begin selecting conscripts through a lottery system in the Pong Inn region of Taunggyi Township starting in December, after residents...
Junta Airstrikes Kill Civilians Across Four TNLA-Controlled Towns
The military junta has intensified airstrikes on multiple towns controlled by the Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA), leaving a trail of civilian casualties...
Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Junta Advances Toward Kyaukme
"I first heard the loud buzzing of a drone, and shortly after, a huge explosion. Smoke rose from the market area where a bomb...
Villagers in Shan State Face Extortion and Forced Conscription by Pa-O...
Residents of the Samkar (Sankar) region in Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township, Shan State, say the Pa-O National Organization (PNO/PNA) militia is extorting money and forcing...
Junta Seizes Majority of Food Aid Donated to Lashio IDPs
Departments under the Military Junta, known as the State Security and Peace Commission, have taken back most of the rice and cooking oil that...
Food Crisis in Shan State: Displaced Run Out of Rice, Villagers...
Food supplies are rapidly dwindling for more than 2,000 displaced people sheltering in Hsipaw Township, Shan State, with urgent emergency assistance needed, according to...
Displaced Earthquake Survivors Hit Again as Winds Destroy Shelters in Inle
Residents of the Inle region, already displaced by the March 28 earthquake, are facing renewed suffering as powerful winds ravaged their temporary shelters, compounding...
Lashio in Limbo: Residents Trapped Between Military Rule, Chinese Influence
“Whether it’s the military council or the Kokang army, the people just want fairness. We have no power to choose who should rule us,...
