Tag: Shan State
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...
Pa-O National Organization Imposes Military Duty and Payments on Locals
In Nawng Lai Village Tract, Hopong Township, southern Shan State, individuals living abroad who are listed in the Pa-O National Organization/Army (PNO/PNA) military service...
Junta’s New Registrations in Muse Seen as Vote-Rigging Tactic Before December...
The Myanmar military’s Immigration Department (locally known as La Wa Ka) has been issuing new household registrations in Muse, a town on the Myanmar–China...
Myanmar’s war refugees flee conflict, face toxic orange orchards
War refugees from Myanmar’s Shan State now labor in Thailand’s orange orchards, where they face toxic pesticide exposure, meager wages, and no legal protection. A...
IDP in Taunggyi Becomes First Charged Under Junta’s Election Disruption Law
A displaced man from Lashio, now living in Taunggyi Township, has been arrested and charged under the Myanmar military junta’s newly enacted Law on...
UWSA OPTING OUT OF SUPPORTER ROLE: Effects of Armaments and Financial...
This week the top headline news is the UWSA opting out of being the sponsor of anti-junta Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs) and other assorted...
ISSUING ID CARDS, HOUSE HOLD REGISTRATION AND TAXATION BLUES: What are...
Recently, the Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) has completed issuing ID cards to residents in most parts of Namhsan, Mantong, and...
