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Manping Militia Linked to 100 Million Kyat Muse Kidnapping

The recent, notorious kidnapping case in junta-controlled Muse Township, northern Shan State, is linked to the Manping militia group because those who kidnapped the woman from Ho Nar Ward in town were later identified as members of that militia, according to sources close to the victim’s family.

MNDAA has completed repairs on the Hseni bridge

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has completed repairs on the Hseni bridge, located at the entrance of the MNDAA-controlled Hseni Township on the Lashio-Muse Highway, according to the residents.

Villager Killed by Junta Artillery Shelling in Nawnghkio

Junta artillery shelling killed a man in Naungtaw village, Nawnghkio Township, northern Shan State, according to the residents.

UWSA Rejects Thaksin’s Drug Production Accusation as ‘Rootless’

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has rejected former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s accusations of drug production in its controlled territories, calling the claims “rootless.”

Broker swindle three women in Muse: millions of kyats lost in China Border Pass scam

A female broker in junta-controlled Muse Township, northern Shan State, on Chinese border, defrauded of 9 million kyats by promising to secure Border Pass books for their entry into China, according to one of the victims.

Despite villagers sending new recruits in Mong Kung, SSPP yet to release child hostages

The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has yet to release two child hostages, despite the villagers in Pan Moon, Khay Ohn Awe village tract, Mong Kung Township, southern Shan State, providing new recruits, according to an investigation of Shwe Phee Myay.

Woman pedestrian robbed by armed men amid rising crimes in Muse

Muse, a junta-controlled township on the Chinese border, has seen another armed robbery amid escalating crimes, as a group of armed men robbed a woman pedestrian on Swam Saw street in Shwe Thamin Kyatthit ward, according to the residents.

UWSA executes a rapist and a murderer in Mongpauk

‎The United Wa State Army (UWSA) executed two men in Mongpauk city, Wa State, a de facto independent state and self-governing region in northern Shan State, on May 22, according to residents. One man was executed for raping a young girl, and the other for murder.

Junta schools in Lashio impose hefty enrollment fees

Basic education schools operated by the junta regime in Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State, have begun accepting student enrollments this week, charging hefty fees for each student, according to the residents.

In Muse, some migrant women coerced into sex work in brothels without their consent

Some of the young migrant women stranded in junta-controlled Muse Township, northern Shan State, who sought job opportunities to work in China, are being coerced into sex work in brothels operated by the militia groups, according to the residents and well-informed sources.