Tag: UWSA
UWSA Recruitment Orders Drive Displacement in Northern Shan
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is facing accusations of forcibly recruiting young men for military training in Mong Ket village tract, northern Shan...
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...
RARE EARTH ELEMENTS EXTRACTIONS: Kachin, Shan states and resources allocation
It is becoming quite evident that the political landscape in Burma or Myanmar isn't just a plain struggle of ethnic-democratic, anti-junta forces against the...
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...
UWSA Expands Military Recruitment in Tangyan Township Amid Growing Control
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has launched a new recruitment drive in Tangyan Township, Shan State, bolstering its recently established Brigade 713 under...
China to Mediate UWSA/Junta Meeting in Panghsang
A junta delegation and a Chinese government mediation team are due to visit Panghsang, the administrative capital of the United Wa State Army (UWSA)...
CHINA’S HEAVY-HANDEDNESS: Imposition of China’s will against the Myanmar people’s aspirations
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) or Kokang and military junta or State Administration Council (SAC) signed a formal ceasefire agreement, and stopped...
China Reopens Border crossings to MNDAA-Controlled Areas
China reopened all its border crossings to areas of Myanmar controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) after the junta and MNDAA...
Cyber Scams Networks Thrive in Shan State
The buildings, made of blue corrugated iron sheets and stacked with earthenware, cover a large area of red soil. At first glance, they appear to...
UWSA Taxes Causing Hardship in Hopang Town
People in the United Wa State Army (UWSA) controlled town of Hopang in Shan State are struggling with increased taxes imposed by the UWSA,...
