Tag: Shan State
Cyclone Wipha Triggers Widespread Flooding Across Eastern and Southern Shan State
Torrential rains unleashed by Cyclone Wipha have triggered flash floods across eastern and southern Shan State, damaging homes, submerging farmland, and forcing evacuations in...
SSPP Commander Under Fire After Civilian Fatally Shot in Kutkai
A battalion commander from the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) is facing public backlash after allegedly shooting and killing a civilian during...
Floods and Debt Push Inle Region Farmers to the Brink
Weeks of relentless rainfall since June 10 have submerged thousands of acres of farmland in the Inle region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State,...
Airstrikes Displace Thousands as Conflict Escalates in Northern Shan State
Widespread fear has gripped northern Shan State as Myanmar’s military steps up aerial bombardments in Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships, forcing thousands of civilians to...
Junta Troops Extort and Intimidate Villagers in Ywangan
Myanmar junta troops and allied Pyu Saw Hti militia members have been systematically extorting money and food from villagers in northern Ywangan Township, southern...
Drone Strike Claims Lives of Displaced Mother and Daughter in Nawnghkio...
A deadly artillery and drone strike killed a displaced mother and her young daughter in Nawnghkio Township on July 20, as Myanmar’s military junta...
NAWNGKHIO CAPITULATION: TNLA’s false priority-setting or lack of broad holistic worldly...
It was foreseeable that Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) would have to give up Nawnghkio Town sooner or later since a couple of months...
Junta-Backed Militias Step Up Raids, Intimidation in Northern Ywangan Township
Residents of northern Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are living in fear following a wave of armed raids by Myanmar military troops and Pyu...
Namkham Residents Fear Airstrikes Amid Surge in Military Flights
Tensions are rising in Namkham as repeated sightings of military aircraft near the Myanmar-China border have stoked fears of impending airstrikes, leaving civilians in...
SAC Airstrikes and Ground Attacks Displace Thousands in Kyaukme
The Myanmar military, under the State Administrative Council (SAC), launched an airstrike near Mong Ngaw town in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, at around...
