The Myitkyina-Mandalay Highway Was Temporarily Closed Due To Clashes At The Entrance Of ShweBo Town.

Pajau Media Channel

March 14, 2024

The road was temporarily closed, and travel vehicles were stuck in Pay Gyi village due to clashes between anti-coup joint forces and SAC forces at the entrance of ShweBo Town on the Myitkyina-Mandalay Union Highway, according to a driver who was stuck on the road.

“We departed from Myitkyina at 1:00 PM and stayed overnight in Inndaw. We left Inndaw at 6:00 AM this morning, but all vehicles are currently parked and waiting on the side of the road due to a clash between the SAC and the PDF near the entrance of ShweBo,” the driver stated.

The clashes between the SAC and the anti-coup joint forces lasted two hours, beginning at 12:00 noon on March 14 and continuing until 1:30 AM, leaving many travelers stranded in Pay Gyi village.

Following the hour-and-a-half-long clashes between the two armed forces, the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) conducted clearing operations, and travelers waited for the road to be reopened.