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Online scam operations are expanding across Hsipaw Township and nearby villages in northern Shan State, with scammers relocating frequently to evade detection, according to local sources. [1]

AFP Myanmar’s ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from THE Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the country’s war-wracked north. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

Residents say Myanmar regime troops entered the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled town of Hsipaw in northern Shan State on Wednesday, though the ethnic army denied the claims. [3]

Mizzima The main bridge at the exit of Hsipaw town toward Lashio in northern Shan State was closed on the morning of 14 November, halting all travel amid rising tensions between junta troops and the Kokang army (MNDAA), according to local residents. [4]

The Myanmar military regime launched airstrikes on two towns controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State on Monday morning, injuring civilians and destroying homes, according to the ethnic armed group. [5]

HSIPAW, Shan State — Three Myanmar journalists detained by Myanmar’s military while reporting in northern Shan State were charged under Article 17(1) of the Unlawful Association Act on Wednesday and were remanded to Hsipaw Prison, according to local ... [6]

Mizzima The Military Council has reportedly dropped 124 bombs in one day in Hsipaw Township, northern Shan State, as fierce battles continue between junta forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). [7]

During my last trip to Burma in June, I went up to Lashio, northern Shan State, and decided to stop in en route at Hsipaw to visit the residence of famed Shan Prince Sao Kya Seng. [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-01-20 · 85% match

Pushed From China Border, Myanmar Scammers Take Root in Hsipaw

Online scam operations are expanding across Hsipaw Township and nearby villages in northern Shan State, with scammers relocating frequently to evade detection, according to local sources.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-19 · 75% match

Myanmar junta recaptures Hsipaw town on China trade route

AFP Myanmar’s ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from THE Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the country’s war-wracked north.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-10-15 · 75% match

TNLA Denies Myanmar Regime Troops Have Entered Hsipaw in Northern Shan

Residents say Myanmar regime troops entered the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled town of Hsipaw in northern Shan State on Wednesday, though the ethnic army denied the claims.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-11-16 · 75% match

Hsipaw–Lashio road closed as Myanmar junta and Kokang forces heighten tensions

Mizzima The main bridge at the exit of Hsipaw town toward Lashio in northern Shan State was closed on the morning of 14 November, halting all travel amid rising tensions between junta troops and the Kokang army (MNDAA), according to local residents.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-10-07 · 65% match

Junta Warplanes Bomb TNLA-Held Shan Towns on Buddhist Holiday

The Myanmar military regime launched airstrikes on two towns controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State on Monday morning, injuring civilians and destroying homes, according to the ethnic armed group.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-28 · 85% match

BREAKING: Three Myanmar Journalists Charged, Remanded to Hsipaw Prison

HSIPAW, Shan State — Three Myanmar journalists detained by Myanmar’s military while reporting in northern Shan State were charged under Article 17(1) of the Unlawful Association Act on Wednesday and were remanded to Hsipaw Prison, according to local

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-08-17 · 75% match

Myanmar’s Military Council conducts airstrikes in Hsipaw Township amid fierce clashes with TNLA

Mizzima The Military Council has reportedly dropped 124 bombs in one day in Hsipaw Township, northern Shan State, as fierce battles continue between junta forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-07 · 75% match

Hsipaw Haw—Abode of Tragic Shan Prince

During my last trip to Burma in June, I went up to Lashio, northern Shan State, and decided to stop in en route at Hsipaw to visit the residence of famed Shan Prince Sao Kya Seng.

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-08-24 · 75% match

TNLA takes control of Hsipaw town, establishes law enforcement amid ongoing clashes

Mizzima The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has successfully taken control of all junta administrative offices and military camps in Hsipaw town, located in northern Shan State, and is in the process of establishing a law enforcement and admin

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-16 · 75% match

50-Plus Foreign Tourists Stranded by Rebel Attacks in Myanmar Tourist Town Hsipaw

YANGON—More than 50 foreign travelers have become stranded in the town of Hsipaw, in State State, following rebel attacks on Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw) outposts and police security stations in the state’s Naung Cho Township and Mandalay Region’s

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