Deadly Namkham Warehouse Blast Sparks Calls for Accountability

Residents of Namkham Township are demanding accountability from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Chinese government following a massive explosion at a warehouse storing mining explosives on May 31. The blast in Kawng Tap Village, which local humanitarian groups say killed more than 60 people and injured over 100 others, has triggered widespread […]

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Ohio teenager accused of stabbing gay couple, killing adoptive dad

An Ohio teenager has been accused of fatally stabbing his adoptive father and critically injuring one other person last week, according to a media release from the Columbus Division of Police.

Mark Rayburn-Velco, 58, was fatally stabbed on May 24, according to the police department. His husband, Brent Rayburn-Velco, was also stabbed and sustained severe but non-fatal injuries, according to…

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Scam Raid in Mong Pan Sparks Questions Over Who Allowed It to Operate

Military authorities say they have arrested 52 Chinese nationals and four Myanmar citizens in a raid on an alleged online scam operation in Mong Pan Township, southern Shan State. However, local residents have raised questions about how such a group was able to operate in the area. According to an official statement, the arrests took […]

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ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered $8.5 million in compensation to be paid to victims of the Malian former jihadist leader Al Hassan, who was found guilty in 2024 of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court said it had awarded “collective community-based reparations … focused on rehabilitation” and “symbolic and satisfaction measures” […]

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MP Federal pediu a prisão da deputada federal Gorete Pereira

Mendonça justificou seu entendimento ao afirmar ser necessário respeitar a imunidade parlamentar prevista na Constituição. “Tenho adotado postura cautelosa em relação a pedidos de decretação de prisão de parlamentares.”
As medidas alternativas à prisão foram determinadas “a despeito da presença de inúmeros indícios de que a deputada federal Maria Gorete Pereira praticou variados crimes contra…

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Children of Displaced Families Among 10 Injured in Ywangan Crash

At least 10 child Buddhist nuns were injured when their vehicle overturned on the Ywangan–Mandalay Road near Sakhangyi Village in Ywangan Township on February 24. Five of the injured are reported to be in critical condition. The novices were traveling from Taunggyi, Hsihseng, and Hopong townships to continue their religious studies at a monastery in […]

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Projeto antifacção lista condutas e agravantes para crimes cometidos por integrantes de milícia

O relator Guilherme Derrite retirou do texto trecho que poderia atingir protestos sem ligação com crime organizado.

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Silenced by Guns: A Woman’s Hidden Suffering

“They gave us 20 lakh MMK (USD 510) as ‘compensation’ and told us to settle the case. They warned us not to let the news spread. Because the perpetrator is a soldier, we are forced to live in fear of their guns.” The voice belongs to Nang Kham*, recounting what happened to her younger sister […]

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Border Raids and Moving Targets: How Scam Networks Thrive in the Golden Triangle

“When there are raids in Tachileik, they cross over to the Lao side. When there are raids in Laos, they come back here.” Nang Tip*, 23, describes the pattern with the calm certainty of someone who has watched it repeat for years. A resident of Tachileik — the border town where Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos […]

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Landmine Blast Wounds Civilians Harvesting Sugarcane in Shan State

Three women harvesting sugarcane in Nawnghkio Township, Shan State, were injured after triggering a landmine in farmland recently retaken by junta forces, according to local sources, underscoring the growing danger civilians face from unexploded ordnance in former conflict zones. The explosion occurred on February 11 in a sugarcane field near Kone San village along the […]

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Four Abducted Villagers Found Dead in Ywangan Township

The bodies of four residents from Lel Kaing village in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, were discovered on the night of February 9 after they were abducted by an unidentified armed group, heightening concerns over deteriorating security in the area. According to a local resident who spoke to SHAN, the victims were found in a […]

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