Pajau Media November 20, 2025 Although there have been no direct clashes in Hpakant recently, residents say that shelling, gunfire, and drone attacks occur almost every day, both day and night.“In Hpakant, there isn’t a single day without the sound of gunfire. If not during the day, then at night. There’s never a quiet time. The military fires whenever they want just indiscriminate shooting. Sometimes, they keep firing continuously for hours. When that happens, our side fires

Pajau Media 19 November 2025 Due to the current situation, consumer goods and commodity prices in the Putao township market have not decreased at all but continue to rise steadily. Meanwhile, locally produced food items and products that should enter the local market are falling in price. As a result, local residents are increasingly struggling with daily living expenses, food, and basic needs. Farmers report that essential local products of Putao, including winter crops and

Pajau Media November 19, 2025 Military Commission troops in Myitkyina are reportedly stopping and inspecting commuters in various places at any time, and seizing all items and cash found on them, according to a local resident of Myitkyina. “They are stationed there all the time, they just stop people whenever they feel like checking. What’s worse is that along the Charapati road, they even seize people’s cash. If they see anything they like among the belongings you carry, the

Pajau Media November 18, 2025 It is reported that the Military Commission carried out an airstrike on Sadung town, located along the Kan Pai Ti road in Waimaw area, Kachin State, even though no clashes were taking place. Around 10 a.m. on the morning of November 16, a (Y-12) aircraft dropped two bombs. The airstrike landed and exploded on one side of the main road, and thus no civilians or houses were harmed or damaged. Although there were no clashes occurring in Sadone town,

Pajau Media November 18, 2025 It is reported that some locals from Nan Yinn Village, Hopin area, have already begun fleeing as the Military Commission and Shan Ni allied forces advance with military columns. On November 11, Military Commission troops conducting security patrols at the entrance of Hopin Town were attacked, and since then, resistance forces have reportedly taken positions. Due to military advances by Military Commission allied troops and their drone and heavy-w

Pajau Media November 18, 2025 The Military Commission and allied militi are reportedly strengthening military forces and increasing operations in the Hkawnglanghpu area, not only through ground movements but also daily helicopter flights to Putao for military preparations, according to local sources. “A helicopter does not have a day off; it flies every day. It could be delivering supplies. Since the election is also near, it could be for security preparations. Every time a h

Pajau Media November 17, 2025 Fighting across Kachin State has been intensifying day by day, with reports confirming that State Administration Council (SAC) forces have been conducting continuous airstrikes. Within the past week, daily clashes were reported in Bhamaw, Waimaw, and Hpakant areas, amounting to 57 separate clashes. The overall conflict situation in Kachin State has become increasingly intense compared to the previous week. SAC troops have primarily carried out at

Pajau Media 17 November 2025 The KIO Government’s Immigration Department has been issuing household registrations and identification documents for residents living under KIO administered territories. From November 5 to 13, the department carried out the registration process for residents across the Western KIO Administrative Region, according to reports. This initiative is part of the KIO’s effort to function as a governing authority by officially providing the necessary admi

Pajau Media 17 November 2025 Around 1,000 people from the Sumpyi Yang village in Putao Township have been fleeing to Hpung Ngai Yang IDP Camp since May 2024. This month, they are forced to flee further into the forest due to fears of airstrikes. From October to early November 2025, there have been at least five air attacks by the SAC in the directions of Putao Township and Hkawng Lang Hpu Township. There have also been air bombings along the Putao–Myitkyina road. In Nsai Yang

Pajau Media November 16, 2025 A woman and a child were injured in a heavy artillery strike in Year Ma Village of Lungkhin Village Tract, Hpakant, Kachin State, on November 14, according to local sources. “A shell fell inside the village yesterday. I heard about it, but I didn’t go to see it myself. I heard that a female teacher and a child were injured. I don’t know their names,” said a man living in Hpakant. The heavy artillery fired indiscriminately by the military council

Pajau Media November 16, 2025 Residents of Putao say that although they depend on seasonal natural resources for their livelihood, and despite it being the caterpillar fungus trading season, people in the eastern part of Putao are facing losses because the roads remain blocked and there are no buyers for the fungus. In Putao, starting from early October the beginning of winter, residents not only gather food for survival but also collect caterpillar fungus from the riverbanks

Pajau Media 14 November 2025 It has been reported that because the junta’s military offensives involve attacks both on the ground and by aircraft and because they have increasingly carried out targeted strikes even in areas where no clashes are taking place, locals from the Indaw area, now under control of resistance forces, have not yet dared to return to their homes. Indaw town was seized by the KIA and allied forces in April, and it has now been under NUG control for more

Pajau Media 14 November 2025 It has been reported that in the Putao region of Kachin State, the military junta has been carrying out forced portering and arrests of civilians. According to reports, junta troops stationed in military bases located in areas such as Lungsha Yang and Hkawng Lang Hpu in Putao have been entering villages one after another, detaining young people and men of eligible age for forced portering. Locals say that some civilians who were taken for forced p

Pajau Media 14 November 2025 Due to the military junta’s airstrike attacks, 185 civilians were killed and 522 injured during the month of October, according to the Ministry of Human Rights under the National Unity Government (NUG). Among the fatalities were 38 children under the age of 18, and among the injured were 67 children under 18. In October alone, the military junta committed a total of 559 human rights violations, including 250 airstrike attacks, resulting in the dea

Pajau Media November 13, 2025 In Hopin Town, Kachin State, resistance forces attacked junta troops who were patrolling for security on motorcycles near the town’s entrance gate on the morning of November 12, according to reports. A clash broke out between the two sides in the morning, during which three junta soldiers were reportedly killed, while one member of the Kachin People’s Defense Force (KPDF) also lost his life. Later in the afternoon, junta troops from the Hopin bas

Pajau Media November 13, 2025 In Hpakant, Kachin State, the military council has been launching full scale offensives since November 9, and locals report that the military continues to kill innocent civilians in villages. At around 10 p.m. on November 10, junta troops reportedly entered hotels where civilians were staying and conducted searches. During that time, two civilians returning from Maw Si Zar by motorcycle were also shot dead by junta soldiers. In addition to carryi

Pajau Media November 13, 2025 The military council has been conducting aerial bombings with Y-12 aircraft even in areas where no clashes have occurred. At around 11 a.m. on November 12, five air dropped bombs were fired near Nsai Yang Village, close to Sumpi Yang Village in the Putao region, according to local sources. “Yesterday, in Nsai Yang Village, a Y-12 aircraft dropped bombs up to five times. The places where the bombs were dropped are not areas of fighting. People are

Pajau Media Novemver 12.2025 While daily clashes continue to erupt in the Hpakant and Bhamaw regions, the Waimaw area has recently seen a period of relative calm, according to local residents. “In recent days, the Waimaw-Lamyang area has been quiet. People traveling along the roads said nothing unusual has happened. As the election draws closer, we used to hear artillery fire almost every day, but lately, it’s been silent so the situation seems calm,” a local resident said. I

Pajau Media November 12, 2025 According to displaced civilians, residents fleeing from the ongoing intense clashes in the Bhamaw area are facing growing hardship in meeting their basic needs as the fighting continues without consistent aid or support. Since December 4 of last year, fierce battles around Bhamaw have forced more than 10,000 residents from over 30 villages along the Malihka river including Myale, Han Htet, Kaung Ton, Man Tae, Mon Khong, Lan Ka, Mung Ding Pa, and

Pajau Media. November 12.2025 According to drivers, the Putao-Myitkyina road, which had been closed by the military junta, is currently being opened only once a week, with travel permitted on those limited occasions. “They only open the gate about once a week. There’s no fixed schedule, they open it whenever they want,” said one driver. He added that because the junta does not set a specific day for opening the gates, many drivers have to wait in long queues at checkpoints su