Tag: Shan State
Junta-Aligned Militias Intensify Conscription and Extortion in Shan Villages
Pro-junta paramilitary forces in southern Shan State are escalating coercive recruitment and financial extortion, exacerbating tensions in conflict-affected communities, according to local sources. In northern...
PARTIAL INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN SHAN STATE
Kokang toned down its expansionism as TNLA figures out on how to survive backlash from its high-stake ethnic state assertiveness Three pieces of news hit...
SAC Forces Drive Hundreds from Villages in Southern Shan State
The Myanmar military forces (SAC) have launched an operation in Kyaukgu Village and surrounding areas, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes amid...
Forced Conscription of Women in Hsenwi Alarms Locals and Rights Groups
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), commonly known as the Kokang Army, has begun recruiting women in Hsenwi Township, northern Shan State, as...
Airstrike Hits Civilian Sites in Shan State Without Fighting
Myanmar military aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs near a school and a monastery in Manli Village, Namtu Township, northern Shan State, early on June...
THE THREE BROTHERHOOD ALLIANCE: Political ups and downs
Quite recently, the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) made a unilateral ceasefire announcement that it would extend its ceasefire for one month until the end...
Junta Seizes Vehicles from Streets and Homes, Taunggyi Residents Gripped by...
Residents of Taunggyi are grappling with growing hardship as junta-affiliated traffic police intensify a campaign to seize unlicensed vehicles, confiscating cars and motorcycles not...
UWSA’s Forced Recruitment Drives Civilian Exodus in Tangyan Township
A wave of displacement is sweeping through Tangyan Township as civilians flee escalating forced recruitment by the United Wa State Army (UWSA), local sources...
Military Conscription Begins in Nam Sang Under Junta’s Lottery System
The Myanmar military junta has begun summoning residents in Nam Sang Township, southern Shan State, for conscription via a lottery-based draft system, escalating fears...
Digital ID Scan at Checkpoint Leads to Arrest of University Student...
A 25-year-old university student was arrested under Myanmar’s Anti-Terrorism Act after a military checkpoint’s digital ID scan allegedly linked her to the People’s Defense...
