Entries by taangwomenorg

Two Locals Killed in MNDAA Drone and Mortar Attacks in Kutkai

A local man was killed by a drone bomb dropped by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Loi Sai Village, Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State, according to a local resident familiar with the incident. An investigation revealed that on the evening of March 15, a drone attack on Loi Sai Village destroyed a monastery and […]

Man loses leg in landmine blast while foraging for broom grass in Lashio Township

A man from Kawnghka Village in Lashio Township, Northern Shan State, had his left leg severed after stepping on a landmine while cutting broom grass. The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. on February 4. U Lawng Hay was harvesting broom grass in a field near his village when he triggered the explosive, according to his younger brother’s statement to […]

A Man Clearing Weeds in a Sugarcane Plantation at NawngkhioSeverely Injured by a Landmine

A local man in Nawngkhio Township, Northern Shan State—an area recently retaken by the Terror MilitaryCouncil—sustained life-altering injuries to both legs after stepping on a landmine. The victim, 43-year-old U Zaw Lin Htun (also identified as Ko Zaw Lin U), was clearing a sugarcane field at approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 15 when the explosion occurred. “He was working in the […]

Young Woman Arrested by Military Council and Sentenced to Life Imprisonment by Military Court in Kyaukme

A young woman from Ward 7, Area 1, Kyaukme Township, was arrested by the Terror Military Council and sentenced to life imprisonment under the Counter-Terrorism Law. The victim, 20-year-old Lwe Hla Hla Htay, was arrested on September 15, 2025, while applying for a National Registration Card (NRC) at a temporary immigration office located within a Chinese monastery in Kyaukme.  […]

Local man seriously injured to both his legs in a landmine blast in Naungkhio

A local man from Panhat Ward, Naungkhio Township—an area under the control of the Military Council in Northern Shan State—sustained severe injuries to both legs after stepping on a landmine. The incident occurred at 9:00 AM on November 15, 2025. The victim was on his way to a masonry job between Taung Shay and Panhat […]

Man Injured by Landmine in Nawngkhio While Cutting Trees; Family Appeals for Medical Assistance

A 29-year-old man from Lone San Village, Nawngkhio Township—an area recently retaken by the Terror Military Council- in Northern Shan State, suffered severe leg injuries after stepping on a landmine, according to his family. The incident occurred on December 26, 2025, at approximately 7:00 am. The victim was at Pagoda Hill near his village, cutting wood to make a handrail for […]

Man Seriously Injured by Landmine While Urinating in Nawngkhio Forest

October 20, 2025 On October 17, at around 3 p.m. in Magyiyay village in Naung Cho Township, an area newly retaken by the Terror Military Council, a man stepped on a landmine while urinating in the forest, which reportedly severed his right leg below the thigh. The victim’s son told the Ta’ang Women’s Organization (TWO): “He was returning to take back a […]

Monastery in Kyaukme Bombed, Killing One Monk and Injuring Five Others

October 24, 2025 At 3:30 PM today, the Terror military council bombed Kawpaung village in the Namkhon Village Tract, Kyaukme Township. The military council dropped two 250-pound bombs on the village, killing the abbot and injuring five other monks and two local men, according to local residents. One who killed was 96-year-old U Santi, the Abbot of the monastery. Those […]

Man in Kyaukme Township Steps on Landmine in Yard, Loses Leg

October 24, 2025 On October 18, at 5:00 PM, a man in Naung Pyit village, Ping Pao village tract, Kyaukme Township, stepped on a landmine in his own yard and lost his right leg. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Sai Kyaw Thein. A woman told the Ta’ang Women’s Organization (TWO) that the man stepped on the landmine on the […]