Pajau Media 24 January 2026 Following an airstrike carried out by the military junta on Kawng Ja Village, located across the river from Bhamaw town, the number of civilian deaths has risen to 22, with 28 people injured, according to available information. Although there was no fighting taking place in the Kawng Ja village area, the military junta conducted an airstrike using a jet fighter on the evening of January 22. The bombing occurred while people were gathered at a funer

Pajau Media January 23, 2026 In areas of Kachin State that have been captured and are now controlled by KIA allied forces, administration is being carried out in line with the KIO system. As part of this governance, strict anti-drug operations targeting what is regarded as a common enemy of the entire Kachin people are being increasingly implemented, according to sources. A local resident described the ongoing anti-drug measures in KIO controlled areas, saying, “Right now, dr

Pajau Media 23 January 2026 The election commission under the State Administration Council (SAC) announced on January 20 that elections will not be able to be held across all areas of Mansi and Momauk Township in Kachin State. Although the election commission had announced on December 28 that elections would be held in Mansi and Momauk townships, areas controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and revolutionary forces; as part of Phase (3) of the elections, the commiss

Pajoung Media January 23, 2026 In Kachin State, military tensions are escalating in the Putao and Machangbaw areas as the military junta has been reinforcing its forces with heavy weaponry. As a result, clashes between the military junta’s troops and the KIA-led joint resistance forces could break out at any time. The joint resistance forces have warned civilians to remain cautious when traveling. According to information received, since after January 15, the military junta h

Pajau Media 23 January 2026 Due to a bombing attack by the military using aircraft, many civilians have been killed and injured. In Kachin State, on the opposite bank of the Ayeyarwady River from Bhamaw town, internally displaced civilians sheltering in Kawng Ja Village were attacked yesterday, 22 January, at around 4:00 PM while they were engaged in prayer. The military junta carried out the attack using jet aircraft, dropping no fewer than three bombs. As a result of the at

Pajau Media 22 January 2026 As many as 404 people have been arrested under the election law enforced by the military council, according to a statement made yesterday in Naypyidaw at a meeting of the Election Period Security Supervision Committee by Lieutenant General Tun Tun Naung. Among the 404 individuals arrested under the election law, 324 are men and 80 are women. The military council enacted the election law in late July 2025, and the law stipulates penalties ranging fr

Pajau Media 22 January 2026 A coordination meeting on facilitation and cooperation regarding the Ayeyarwady River Project was held on January 20, led by Kachin State Chief Minister U Hkyet Hting Nan, according to reports. At the meeting, Chief Minister U Hkyet Hting Nan explained the current status of the formation of the Kachin State Local Committee for Facilitation and Cooperation related to the Ayeyarwady River Hydropower Project, along with guidance, directives, assigned

Pajau Media January 22, 2026 In Myanmar, a total of 112 people from the education sector, including teachers and students, were killed during the year 2025 due to violent attacks by the military junta, according to a statement released by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Out of the 112 fatalities, AAPP has been able to confirm the identities of 96 individuals. Among those confirmed, 47 were women and 49 were men, while the remaining 16 victims have n

Pajau Media 21 January 2026 The Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that Bhamaw Township in Kachin State cannot hold elections for Part (3). The Election Commission had previously announced in December that Part (3) of the elections would be held in Kachin State, including Bhamaw Township, as well as Mansi, Momauk, Shwegu, and Hpakant Townships Part (3) of the elections is scheduled to be held on 25 January, but today it was announced that Bhamaw Township will be an

Pajau Media 21 January 2026 According to local residents, gambling venues have started opening competitively not only in the outskirts but also within the town of Myitkyina, Kachin State. In addition to Aye Zedi and Tatkone wards, and other areas, more than 50 gambling venues have reportedly opened, featuring various gambling games such as dice, fish hunting games, and other electronic games under the banners of boxing matches and various performances. “One of the main causes

Pajau Media 21 January 2026 The military junta has recently been deploying large numbers of troops and intensifying military operations in many areas under the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) brigades, according to sources. In the area of KIA Brigade No. (1), Battalion No. (7), junta forces are reportedly advancing in large columns. Along the Putao-Htang Ga frontline within Battalion No. (7)’s area, the junta has launched troop movements with an estimated force of around 200 s

Pajau Media 21 January 2026 Amid a rise in global gold prices, Myanmar’s domestic gold price has also climbed to over 10 million kyats per tical, according to local gold traders. On January 21, Myanmar’s domestic gold market recorded a selling price of 10.2 million kyats and a buying price of 10.1 million kyats for one tical of 16 pae purity gold. Meanwhile, 15 pae purity gold reached a selling price of 9.6 million kyats and a buying price of 9.5 million kyats per tical, mark

Pajau Media 20 January 2026 Due to violent attacks by the military junta, as many as seven children and ten women have been killed in Kachin State within just one year, according to a statement released by Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW). During the one year period of 2025, a total of 133 civilians were killed and 117 others were injured as a result of violent attacks carried out by the military. Among those killed were seven children and ten women, according to available so

Pajau Media January 20, 2026 Intense clashes broke out this morning after junta allied forces launched a renewed offensive in areas surrounding Lamyang Village along the Waingmaw–Lamyang axis in Kachin State, according to sources. “The junta and pro military militia forces advanced with large numbers, and fighting has been taking place around the Lamyang area for about two or three days now,” said a local resident living near Lamyang Village. The junta forces are currently ad

Pajau Media 20 January 2026 In Lawar Village along the Myitkyina-Tanai road, the Min Zay Thant Led Militia Force has set up a checkpoint and is conducting inspections, questioning, and investigations of civilians traveling along the road, according to sources. It is reported that civilians are being stopped and searched, that their social media accounts are being checked, and that young women and girls are being spoken to and treated in a rude and inappropriate manner. Simila

Pajau Media 20 January 2026 Although most internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Mai Na KBC displacement camp have already returned to their places of origin, those who are still unable to return due to various reasons will be provided with accommodation by a team led by Kachin State Chief Minister Hkyet Hting Nan, according to information from the displaced persons. “Yesterday, Kachin State Chief Minister Hkyet Hting Nan visited the camp. The Chief Minister mostly enco

Pajau Media January 19, 2026 In the N hka Ga village area of Brigade No. (1) under the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), tensions have once again escalated as mutual military standoffs continue between the military junta forces and KIA troops, causing concern among local residents in the area, according to sources. In eastern Putao, all roads remain closed at present. Local residents who have been stranded since the road closures had been planning to return via the N hka Ga rou

Pajau Media 19 January 2026 It has now been 11 years since two volunteer teachers sent by the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) were raped and murdered, yet no proper justice has been achieved to this day, according to available information. The two teachers, Ms. Maran Lu Ra and Ms. Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin, were raped and murdered at around 1:00 a.m. on 19 January 2015 in Kawng Hka Village, northern Shan State, allegedly by soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 503, based

Pajau Media January 19, 2026 According to sources, intense clashes are ongoing in Bamauk town, which is located on the border between Kachin State and Sagaing Region and is currently held by resistance forces, as the military junta and its allied SNA forces are launching an offensive to retake the town. The military junta has reportedly been carrying out daily attacks on Bamauk town and surrounding areas using suicide drones, heavy artillery, and airstrikes amid the intense f

Pajau Media January 16, 2026 In Katha town, Sagaing Region, although clashes that began on January 3 have subsided, houses continue to be burned and destroyed due to drone bomb attacks launched by the military junta, according to local sources. On January 14, the military junta carried out up to ten attacks using drone bombs and heavy weapons, resulting in at least ten houses being burned down and reports of civilian deaths. Since the fighting first broke out, local residents