Hsipaw

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.

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.

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.