SHAN STATE – News and Broadcasting Department of Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA) stated that around 1,000 civilians from entire villages: Pang Yang and Htam Yang Taing villages have fled away due to the indiscriminate heavy artillery firing of Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) under the junta council, toward the villages in Hsihseng Township, Shan State on Wednesday (May 29).
On Sunday (June 02), the junta thugs from the junta council and PNO Team launched military operation into Htam Yang Taing Village, Loi Maw Mountain Region, Hsihseng Township and they were said to torture villagers and extort civilians’ properties.
Currently, the junta’s military column has stationed in Htam Yang Taing Village and fired heavy artillery toward the jungle from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and still not yet stop.
Moreover, some houses from Pa-O villages were destroyed due to the PNO under the junta council recklessly shelling heavy artillery toward the villages and PNO was said to abduct and kill one civilian travelling near Hpet Nam Village on May 29.
Furthermore, victim being killed by PNO is known to be a traveler who is not a resident from Hpet Nam Village and detail information of the victim is still under investigation according to the information from news and broadcasting department of PNLA.