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Hsipaw Bridge Remains Closed for Five Days

The Hsipaw-Lashio Bridge at the exist of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State has remained impassable for five consecutive days due to a mutual blockade imposed by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the junta’s military.
  • Nway
  • November 20, 2025

Junta Troops Ransack Empty Ta’ang Homes in Kyaukme

The junta troops are entering and looting the uninhabited houses of Ta’ang ethnic people on Peace Hill Ward in Kyaukme, a township in northern Shan State now back under their control, according to sources on the ground.
  • Nway
  • November 17, 2025

Key Hsipaw-Lashio Bridge Remains Closed by MNDAA-Junta Blockade

The Hsipaw-Lashio Bridge, located at the edge of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State, remains impassable due to a mutual blockade by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) forces and troops from the junta’s military, according to the residents.
  • Nway
  • November 17, 2025

35 Hsipaw Residents Arrested Over Suspected Ties to TNLA

The junta’s military arrested and taken away 35 local residents in Hsipaw—a township recently brought back under its control in northern Shan State—on suspicion of having ties to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), according to a source close to some detainees.
  • Nway
  • November 15, 2025

Damaged Bridges Block Namtu-Mine Baw Road Section

The bridges connecting Namtu Township and Mine Baw Village in Manton Township—areas under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)—remain unrepaired after being damaged by flooding and erosion, according to the residents.
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  • November 14, 2025

Mogok’s Uncertain Fate Amidst Administrative Turmoil

Following news of an imminent administrative shift in Mogok—a township regarded as a revolutionary stronghold—residents have been leaving almost daily.
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  • November 9, 2025

Namtu Flooding Destroys Crops; Mud Blocks Key Roads

Residents of Mai Seik Village in Namtu—a township controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State—told Shwe Phee Myay that most of their paddy fields and cultivated crops have been destroyed by
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  • November 8, 2025

Yay Pu Sayadaw Who Led Anti-Coup Protests in Mogok Passes Away

Venerable Bhaddanta Kakanda, known as Yay Pu Sayadaw of Mogok Township in Mandalay Region, who is a prominent figure in opposing the military dictatorship following the 2021 coup, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
  • Nway
  • November 8, 2025

No Rivals for USDP in Kyaukme for State Parliament Race

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is poised to win a State Parliament seat in Kyaukme Township uncontested, even before the junta’s election begins.
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  • November 5, 2025

Nearly 40 Detainees Break Out of TNLA-Controlled Kutkai Prison

37 detainees escaped from the prison in Kutkai, a township controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State, on the night of October 1, sources in town told Shwe Phee Myay.
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  • November 5, 2025