Junta Sends 20 Reinforcement Trucks to Nawnghkio Amid Clashes with TNLA

The junta’s military has sent 20 trucks of reinforcements from Pyinoolwin, a key hub in Mandalay Region, to Nawnghkio in northern Shan State. The move comes as clashes intensify with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which controls the township, according to frontline sources.

TNLA Maj Gen Calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Swift Release on 80th Birthday

Maj Gen Tar Bhone Kyaw, General Secretary of the Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA), today uploaded a video message to his social media, wishing for the swift release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he states remains unjustly detained by the junta’s military regime.

Lashio Residents Apprehend Motorcycle Thief Amid Rising Crime

With rampant theft ongoing in junta-controlled Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State, residents have been forced to ensure their own security and on Tuesday, they successfully apprehended a motorcycle thief in the city.

Junta Raids Muse Scam Centers, Arrests Over 130 Including 41 Chinese

More than 130 individuals, including 41 Chinese citizens, were arrested after junta military and police forces raided two online scam centers in Muse, a township on Myanmar’s northern Shan State border with China.

Junta Troops Demand High Extortion Fees from Vehicles in Lashio

Junta military troops and police stationed inside the city and the junction to Namtu, near the entrance of Lashio, northern Shan State’s capital, are extorting hundreds of thousands of kyats from cargo truck drivers passing through the area, according to Lashio residents.

Manli: A Village Repeatedly Ravaged in Ta’ang Land

The school in Manli village has opened ahead of schedule, even though the Ta’ang Land Education Council (TLEC) has not yet opened other schools in the Ta’ang region. This is driven by the teachers’ and residents’ deep dedication to the children’s education.

Two Chinese Die in Muse Scam Center after Fighting with Militia Members

Two Chinese technicians died at an online scam center in Muse, a junta-controlled township on the China border, in northern Shan State, after a fight with members of the militia group that owns and operates the center, an investigation by Shwe Phee Myay.

MNDAA Shoots a Man for Fleeing an Inspection in Hsenwi

A man was injured when Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) forces shot him as he fled an inspection in Hpar Tae Village, Hsenwi, a township controlled by the armed group in northern Shan State, according to residents.

Brotherhood Alliance to Start Online Taxation at Kyinsankyawt Border Checkpoint in Muse

The Brotherhood Alliance announced it will launch an online taxation system in July at the Kyinsankyawt border checkpoint, under its control, located within the 105-Mile Myanmar-China Border Trade Zone in Muse Township, northern Shan State.

Reports Claim MNDAA-Controlled Hsenwi Town To Be Returned to Junta

Reports indicate that Hsenwi town in northern Shan State, seized by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) — also known as the Kokang Army — during Operation 1027 Phase 1, will be handed back to the junta.