A powerful blast rocked Kaung Tat village in Namkham township—an area currently controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)—at around 12:25 a.m. today, May 31, leaving numerous local residents dead. “We were incredibly lucky because we were away attending a wedding when the explosion happened,” said a male resident of Kaung Tat. “However, our […]
Date: June 1, 2026 On May 31, 2026, at 12:25 PM, an ammunition storage facility exploded in Kaung Tat Village, Nam Kham Township—an area controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). The explosion resulted in the tragic deaths of 55local civilians, left over 75 others injured, and destroyed numerous civilian homes. The Ta’ang Civil Society Network […]
A 57-year-old farmer in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township required a leg amputation after stepping on a landmine while clearing his farmland, local sources said. The incident occurred at around 3:00 p.m. on May 24 near Long Yon Village, located north of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 115 base in Nawnghkio Township. The victim, […]
A 54-year-old man in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township required a leg amputation after stepping on a landmine while searching for his cattle, according to local sources and human rights advocates. The incident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. on May 25 near Kalar Kwe Village, Nawnghkio Township, when the victim, identified as U Lun Kywe, […]
Four people—including two children—were injured in Hsenwi Township when an unexploded ordnance picked up from a nearby forest accidentally detonated, local sources said. The incident occurred at around 8:00 a.m. on May 16 in Painsa Village, located within the Painsa village tract of Hsenwi Township, an area currently controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance […]
A 19-year-old man suffered severe injuries and required a partial hand amputation after triggering a landmine while chopping firewood at his home in Military Council-controlled Nawnghkio Township, northern Shan State, local sources said. The incident occurred on May 12 in Par Hat Ward, Nawnghkio Township, when the victim, identified as Maung Htet Ko Aung, was splitting […]
A 34-year-old local farmer in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township was severely injured when he struck a landmine while clearing farmland that had been abandoned for two years, according to local sources and advocacy groups. The incident occurred at around 1:00 p.m. on May 11 near Ummathee Village, Nawnghkio Township, when the victim, identified as […]
A local man from Mang Nar Village, Kaung San Village Tract in Tangyang Township—an area controlled by the Terror Military Council Troops in northern Shan State—sustained severe injuries to his face and arms in a handmade mine explosion, according to local sources. At 4:00 PM on April 21, the resident was reportedly attempting to detonate a mine for fishing in a nearby […]
A local man lost his leg after stepping on a landmine in Nawngkhio Township, an area recently retaken by the TerrorMilitary Council, according to a local resident. The incident occurred at 11:00 AM on April 16. The victim was harvesting sugarcane in a field when the mine exploded, causing serious injuries. “He was cutting sugarcane when he triggered […]
A tripwire mine explosion in Khite Twe village, Mann Pwe village tract, Lashio township, northern Shan State, left two locals, including a child, seriously injured, according to a family member of a victim. On April 16, at around 4 pm, U Aik Lu, a 30-year-old intellectually disabled man, and Maung Aik Law, a 14-year-old boy, were hit by a tripwire mine near […]