Local residents have reported that several youths from Loi Sai and Pang Say villages in Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State, were abducted by the Kokang Army (MNDAA). “They abducted only young boys. Two were taken on the night of March 15 when they returned home to prepare food, the exact time was not known. Although they were released around noon on […]
A local man was reportedly shot and killed by MNDAA forces while attempting to extinguish a fire caused by a drone strike in Namphatkar Village, Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State, according to family members. The victim, identified as Ko Naing Htun from Ward 4, was killed on March 14 at approximately 2:00 p.m. His wife […]
A local resident was injured during a drone attack launched by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Namphatkar Village, Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State. At approximately 11:30 a.m. today, March 14, MNDAA forces carried out a drone strike targeting the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) administrative office and local police station. “The MNDAA […]
A resident of Naung Leik Village in Nawngkhio Township, Northern Shan State, was severely injured, losing his left leg,after stepping on a landmine while gathering firewood in a forest. At approximately 3:00 PM on March 9, 55-year-old U Maung Thar Ni stepped on the landmine about three miles away from Naung Leik village. His son told the Ta’ang Women’s Organization […]
A man residing in Pan Jarot Ward, Namphatkar Village, Kutkai Township, has been injured in a landmine explosion while on his way to work in a nearby forest. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 AM on March 6, while the victim was heading to a forest to bakecharcoal. The victim said, “A motorbike had just passed in front […]
A man residing in Ward 5 of Kutkai Township, Ta’ang Region, was injured after an unexploded mine he was attempting to throw away. The incident occurred on February 25, at approximately 7 p.m. The daughter of the victim picked up a mine and when the victim was trying to throw it away, it exploded. “My daughter picked […]
A local woman from Taung Shay Village, Nawngkhio Township, Northern Shan State, was severely injured after stepping on a landmine in her own backyard at approximately 8:30 am on January 16. The victim recounted the horrific moment: “There is a toilet on the north side of our house. I was going to discard my child’s diapers behind […]
Travelers report that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has restricted Ta’ang people from traveling in Hsenwi Township, an area currently under the group’s control. As of today, February 27, the Lashio-Inai road has been blocked once again for both passenger transport and commercial goods vehicles, according to the travelers. “They keep saying it’s […]
A young novice in Namhpatkar village, Kutkai Township, currently under the control of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), was critically injured after a grenade he was playing with exploded. Around 12:00 PM on February 26, the 11-year-old boy lost his right leg and sustained fractures to his left leg, neck, and pelvis. The incident occurred […]
March 3 A local man from Yar Pyin Village, Nawngkhio Township, northern Shan State, lost a leg after stepping on a landmine while harvesting sugarcane. On February 18, at approximately 12:30 p.m., 38-year-old U Aung Naing Win triggered a landmine while working in a sugarcane field about 2.5 miles from his village. “It was a landmine. He was […]