Pajau Media May 28, 2026. The Mandalay-Myitkyina strategic highway, which had been closed for an extended period due to the military situation, has been reopened by the resistance forces starting from yesterday, May 27, according to drivers. Although the Command Office of Katha District under Military Region No. (1) had announced a temporary closure of the Mandalay-Myitkyina strategic road due to intense clashes between the two sides along the Indaw–Mawlu–Katha road, it is re

Pajau Media 28 May 2026 Clashes are reportedly continuing in the Shwegu area, within the territory of KIA Brigade 11 and Battalion 12. Starting from around 1:00 PM on May 27, clashes broke out between KIA allied forces and junta troops near Mana Lay village along the Mandalay highway road. During the fighting, junta forces reportedly carried out drone attacks and also launched ground offensives by advancing military columns. In the Shwegu area, clashes between KIA allied forc

Pajau Media May 27, 2026 According to local residents, the road between Hpakant, Namya, and Kamai, which had been blocked since April 22 due to the military situation on the KIA side, has been reopened today, May 27. The reopening was reportedly done to allow the movement of goods into and out of Hpakant town, as well as to enable students to travel to school during the school reopening period, according to sources. Although there has been no official announcement from the KI

Pajau Media May 27, 2026. The military council forces are reportedly reinforcing their troops daily across Kachin State, while regularly conducting inspections on cars and motorcycles as well as launching military operations, according to sources. On the Putao and Hkawnglanghpu frontlines, military supplies are currently being transported by aircraft, and military preparations are underway. In the Hukaung region and Lawar area, joint military activities are being carried out

Pajau Media May 26, 2026 According to truck drivers, hundreds of vehicles are stranded along the Shwebo-Myitkyina strategic road in Thabeikkyin, Katha, Indaw, and Mawlu areas where clashes between the two sides are currently taking place, and the road has been blocked due to security concerns. It is reported that due to the ongoing military situation, passage along the Shwebo–Myitkyina strategic road has been temporarily closed, leaving cargo trucks and travelers stranded for

Pajau Media May 26, 2026 University students and youth in Myitkyina staged a protest movement on May 25, yesterday, calling for the halt of attempts by the government led by military leader Min Aung Hlaing to resume the Myitsone hydropower dam project, according to sources. It is reported that the students and young people in Myitkyina strongly opposed the move because the military regime has been forming committees to restart the Myitsone project and has been holding public

Pajau Media May 25, 2026 Due to ongoing clashes, the Htigyain–Katha–Indaw–Nansiaung–Mawlu–Naba road along the Mandalay–Myitkyina strategic highway has been temporarily closed, according to a statement released by the Katha District Command Office under the No. (1) Military Region Headquarters. The statement said the road closure was imposed because of forced conscription and reports that the military council forces have been transporting weapons and ammunition by disguising t

Pajau Media May 25, 2026 A total of 14 clashes occurred within one week in the battlefront areas of Bhamaw, Waimaw, Hpakant, and territories under KIA Brigade 11 in Kachin State, according to a statement released by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA). From May 17 to May 23, the military council forces reportedly carried out daily attacks on the battlefronts in Bhamaw, Waimaw, and Hpakant using aircraft, drone

Pajau Media May 25, 2026 The Kachin State government has started selling fuel to rice farmers in the Putao region at a rate of 6,470 kyats per liter. However, local residents said that only two gallons per acre are allowed to be purchased. Starting from May 23, fuel has been sold in Mula Shidi Ward at a price of just over 6,000 kyats per liter. Only two gallons are allowed per household, and buyers must present farmland documents and household registration papers in order to

Pajau Media May 22, 2026 Intense clashes are ongoing between both sides in Indaw Township and Mawlu Town, located on the border of Kachin State and Sagaing Region, while the military continues carrying out repeated aerial bombing attacks, according to sources. Since May 20, fighting has broken out between the KIA joint forces and the military commission troops in Indaw and Mawlu towns along the Shwebo-Myitkyina road, and the military situation remains tense up to the present

Pajau Media May 22, 2026 In Kachin State, a total of 28 civilians have been killed this year due to killings carried out by the military commission, according to records documented with names by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Among the victims was one child under the age of 18. Bhamaw Township recorded the highest number of deaths with 16 civilians killed, while Hpakant recorded the second highest with 8 deaths. The data was compiled from January t

Pajau Media May 22, 2026 The military council has reportedly instructed people not to use the Myitkyina–Shwebo strategic road, according to drivers at the Myitkyina bus terminal. It is reported that the junta issued the instruction because military operations are planned in order to fully regain control of the Myitkyina–Shwebo strategic road, and travelers were told not to use the route. However, even before the military issued such instructions, drivers had already stopped u

Pajau Media May 21, 2026 The Ministry of Education in Naypyitaw announced today, May 21, that no fees at all will be collected during school enrollment for the 2026–2027 academic year in government basic education schools, and that support will be provided free of charge. According to the statement, no fees whatsoever will be collected, including school fees, parent-teacher association fees, sports fees, stationery fees, and library fees. It also stated that textbooks, notebo

Pajau Media May 21, 2026 Schools in villages along the eastern bank of the Indawgyi region in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State, except for Hae Pu, Hae Par, San Ning Kone, and Inn Thar villages, will reopen and operate normally as in previous years, according to sources from the education community. It is reported that the Indawgyi region has a total of 59 schools, including 10 high schools, 9 middle schools, as well as primary and post-primary schools. In addition, discussions

Pajau Media May 21, 2026 Maw Wan Kale Village in Hpakant was reportedly burned down and destroyed by a joint force of the military council and allied militia groups. According to local residents, at around 2 a.m. on May 20, military council troops set fire to civilian homes in Maw Wan Kale Village, Hpakant. The exact number of houses destroyed by the fire is still unknown. Local residents said that only military council troops and allied militia forces are currently stationed

Pajau Media 20 May 2026 Malizup Hka Wan Jak masing hte seng ai zuphpawng hpe Myen Asuya Jinghpaw Mungdaw Ginra Komti hpung kawn Myitkyina kaw sha n-ga Putao ginra du hkra ningmu jahpaw zuphpawng woi galaw nga ai hpe Jinghpaw Mungdaw asuya ndau da ai kawn chye lu ai. May 8 ya shani Putao ginra na Rawang, Lisu amyu sha ni hte hkrum nna mani May 19 ya jahpawt hte shani kaang ten Putao muklun Hpungkanrazi htingnu hta ginra masha Jinghpaw, Sam amyu ni hte hkrum ningmu jahpaw lu wa

Pajau Media May 20, 2026 According to local residents, administrators under the military council were simultaneously selected and appointed today, May 20, from the township level down to the village level throughout Putao District. Under instructions from the state government, each village within every village was required to select one representative from every group of ten households (known as a ten-household leader). These representatives then voted to elect new village ad

Pajau Media May 20, 2026. According to the Kachin State Government Office, meetings aimed at campaigning and mobilizing public support regarding the Ayeyarwady Myitsone Hydropower Project are being organized by members of the Kachin State Local Committee not only in Myitkyina but also as far as the Putao region. On May 18, committee members met with local Rawang and Lisu ethnic communities in Putao. On May 19, both morning and afternoon sessions were reportedly held at the Ph

Pajau Media May 19, 2026 Fighting has resumed and military tensions are escalating after the military council launched a counteroffensive starting May 17 to retake the 5 junction outpost on the outskirts of Shwegu town, which it had previously lost control of, according to sources. It is reported that clashes continue intermittently as the military keeps advancing with large scale troop deployments in an effort to recapture the 5 junction outpost, resulting in ongoing fightin

Pajau Media 18 May 2026 Jinghpaw Mung Manmaw, Waimaw, Hpakant hpyen man hte KIA masat (9), masat (2), dap ba ( hte masat (11) dap ba ginra maga hta bat mi laman majan (13) lang byin wa ai hpe KIO/KIA shiga dap kwan ndau da ai re. Laiwa sai May (10) ya kaw na (16) ya du hkra Manmaw, Waimaw, Hpakant hpyen man maga de Myen hpyen dap kawn nbungli, drone, laknak kaba ni hte shani shagu gap gasat wa nna, bat mi laman drone (27) lang, nbungli bawm (5) lang hte laknak kaba (121) lang