Stay updated with breaking news from Manton township. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Fighting Continues Between KIA, Tatmadaw in Northern Myanmar Fighting Continues Between KIA, Tatmadaw in Northern Myanmar KIA soldiers are seen on the front line near KIA headquarters in Laiza in 2012. / The Irrawaddy 684 By The Irrawaddy 17 April 2021 Fighting broke out in multiple locations between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Myanmar military in Kachin State on Friday night and Saturday morning amid the regime’s moves to reinforce its troop presence in ethnic areas. At around 7 p.m. on Friday, the KIA attacked military (or Tatmadaw) troops near the Hpung Ing-Woi Shi area in Kachin’s Sumprabum Township, in the northernmost part of the country. ....
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 February 2021) Format MYANMAR As the political crisis develops in Myanmar, the UN and humanitarian partners are seeking all possible ways to ensure the continuation of humanitarian and COVID-19 related assistance to almost 1 million people affected by conflicts and natural disasters in Myanmar. Meanwhile the impact of ongoing conflict on civilians has continued. On 5 February, clashes broke out between Kokang Border Guard Force and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in Lashio and Laukkaing in northern Shan. The fighting reportedly resulted in 9 civilians killed and 8 more injured. Another 4 civilians were reportedly killed and 5 injured due to a landmine explosion in Manton Township in northern Shan on 4 February. In Rakhine, an unexploded ordnance killed a 14-year-old boy and injured two boys in Buthidaung Township, also on 4 February. Humanitarian partners were unable to verify the deta ....
Ethnic soldier arrested and killed by government troops A sergeant from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group operating in Northern Shan State, was arrested and killed by Burma Army yesterday while he was on leave and traveling back to his village to see a sick family member. Sergeant Ayaing Aung was travelling to Mout Tan Tay village in Manton Township of Northern Shan State. The sergeant was arrested, interrogated and then killed by soldiers from the Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion 130 near Panku village on November 11. Major Mine Bone Kyaw, the secretary of the Palaung State Liberation Front – the political wing of the TNLA, told ....