Pajau Media 18 December 2025 It has been reported that local residents are worried as the military council is going door to door collecting name lists of youths aged 18 and above in Nam Ya Village, located along the Hpakant road, where people who had fled due to fighting have now begun returning to their homes. According to local residents, this collection of youth lists may be intended to identify the population of internally displaced persons who have returned to their plac

Pajau Media December 17, 2025 Due to the closure of the Myitkyina-Shwebo road, trapped passenger vehicle convoys have been repeatedly attacked by the military with airstrikes, resulting in civilian casualties and deaths, according to statements from drivers. "Recently, the trapped vehicles have been bombed by the military, causing some vehicles to be damaged. People have also been injured and killed," said one driver. On the previous day, December 16, the military council con

Pajau Media 17 December 2025 In the Bhamaw area under the KIA Brigade No. (3) territory, clashes between KIA joint forces and Myanmar military junta forces are continuing, and the transportation of weapons, military supplies, and food is reportedly being carried out on a regular basis. According to available information, in recent days the junta forces have been routinely delivering food supplies and military reinforcements by aircraft to the No. 21 base. Due to the reinforce

Pajau Media 17 December 2025 In Kachin State, on the Waimaw frontline, the military junta has been carrying out daily artillery shelling and drone bomb attacks, according to reports. The Waimaw area is also home to a large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled due to ongoing clashes. As a result of the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks, displaced civilians are increasingly worried that the fighting will further intensify. Previously, on the morning of

Pajau Media December 16, 2025 The Military Commission has expanded the number of military training schools for the Military Service training programs, according to a statement released by the Myanmar Defense and Security Institute (MDSI). After activating the Military Service Law, the military junta has been conducting military training courses on a continuous monthly basis. It is reported that there are currently up to 27 military training school locations operating across M

Pajau Media December 16, 2025 Since last week, the military regime has been confiscating and detaining Starlink Wi-Fi devices across the Putao region, resulting in limited internet access. However, according to local residents, Starlink Wi-Fi devices have been back in use in the Macyhangbaw area since December 15. “For the whole of last week, we couldn’t use the internet because the military was seizing Starlink devices everywhere. Only yesterday did we get the connection bac

Pajang Media 16 December 2025 In Kachin State, during the one month period of November 2025, a total of four clashes occurred between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) allied forces and the military junta, and there were up to seven incidents of airstrikes, according to BNI Myanmar Peace Monitor. The clashes took place in the Bhamaw area, Hpakant area, and Waimaw area. As a result of the fighting, a total of 13 civilians were reported injured or killed. At the nationwide lev

Pajau Media 15 December 2025 As the military junta continues to conduct routine stop and search checks at intersections and road junctions across Myitkyina, residents say inspections have intensified in recent days in the Chyarapati area, where military vehicles are stationed on roads to carry out checks, causing growing concern among locals. “They are not stationed at one place all the time. They stop whenever they feel like it, parking military vehicles on the road and cond

Pajau Media 15 December 2025 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has announced that a total of 43 civilians- 12 women and 31 men were killed due to the actions of the military junta between December 1 and December 12. According to the statement, among the fatalities, 34 people were killed as a result of airstrikes carried out by the military junta, the highest number of deaths recorded during this period. In addition, five people were killed by heavy art

Pajau Media 15 December 2025 Due to the continued closure of the Myitkyina–Shwebo road, some vehicles have been forced to turn back, according to statements from drivers. Drivers said that the Myitkyina–Shwebo road has remained closed since December 10 up to today, leaving hundreds of cargo trucks stranded. “Because the road has been continuously closed, some vehicles have turned back, while others are waiting,” said one driver. It is reported that the military has blocked ve

Pajau Media December 12, 2025 Locals say that as the military council’s election day draws near, the junta has been expanding its troop presence and launching offensive operations in Putao Township, Machangbaw Township, and the Hkawnglanghpu area, along with carrying out airstrikes. According to locals, frequent clashes between the two sides have occurred in recent days along the eastern side of Tanja Village on the Putao-Myitkyina road, as well as along the Mali Hka River, w

Pajau Media December 12, 2025 It is reported that in Myitkyina, Kachin State, the military has been rounding up young men and youth in recent days to conscript them as new soldiers. According to a local resident, military council troops have been arresting not only young people moving around the city after 7 p.m., but also those using WiFi at internet cafés. “They are not only arresting people who go to the night market or move around here and there, but they are also arresti

Pajau Media 11 December 2025 The Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that elections cannot be held in a total of 106 villages and wards in Kachin State for election parts (1) and (2). The UEC stated that conditions are not conducive for holding free and fair elections, and therefore elections will not be conducted in these areas. The areas where elections will not be held include 45 villages and wards in Tanai, Hpakant, Moenyin, and Myitkyina townships for election

Pajau Media December 11, 2025 According to a statement from the Prisoners of Political Networks Myanmar (PPNM), the majority of political prisoners in Kachin State and Sagaing Region have not been released during the recent amnesty, including those unlawfully detained under Section 505 (a) by the military. Since November 27, 2025, some political prisoners across Myanmar, including those imprisoned under Section 505 (a), were reportedly granted amnesty, allegedly for election

Pajau Media December 11, 2025 Internally Displaced People (IDP) fleeing to Namti Village from the Hpakant Road and Lido Road are reported to urgently need not only food but also warm clothes and blankets. Local residents stated that displaced people arriving in the Namti area along Hpakant Road and Tanai-Lido Road are facing shortages of warm clothing and food. Households with many family members are experiencing even greater difficulties, worsened by the reduction in aid and

Pajau Media 11 December 2025 It has been reported from local residents that beginning on December 9, military council troops in Putao town started confiscating all Starlink devices installed at various internet shops in different wards. “Rumors started spreading since yesterday. Today, all the shops in our Lungjut Ward and near the airport area have already been searched and their devices seized. They didn’t give any reason, and we don’t even know where they took them,” a loc

Pajau Media December 10, 2025 Three road accidents occurred within a single day in Myitkyina, resulting in one death, according to local social rescue teams based in Myitkyina. On December 9, in just one day, a motorcycle accident occurred near Nine Star Gas Station in Tat Kone Ward, and another incident took place near Yan Gyi Aung Htoo Gas Station. It is reported that one man and two women were injured in those accidents. In addition, near the roundabout at the intersection

Pajau Media December 10, 2025 December 10 marks the 77th International Human Rights Day, and on this occasion, KHRW (Kachin Human Rights Watch) has issued a statement urging the International Criminal Court to designate the Myanmar military junta as a terrorist organization. The theme for this 77th International Human Rights Day is “Our Voice, Our Fight, Our Right.” While countries around the world are able to freely observe this day, people in Myanmar and Kachin State contin

Pajau Media 10 December 2025 Due to counteroffensive operations carried out by junta allied forces, two bases belonging to KIA-affiliated joint forces in Hopin and Mogaung, Kachin State, have been lost in recent days, according to sources. The two bases that the KIA joint forces lost are reported to be one located on the eastern side of Hopin town and another situated on Pakhut Hill near old Mogaung town. It is reported that clashes between the junta troops and SNA forces ver

Pajau Media December 9, 2025 It has been reported that heavy clashes are taking place between KIA joint forces and the military junta in the Ka Mai (8-mile) area along the Hpakant road, after junta forces advanced with a full scale military column. According to reports, the junta began advancing with a large military column in the Ka Mai area on December 6. Due to resistance attacks launched by KIA joint forces, intense fighting has continued, and nearly 200 local residents h