Internet Bans in Ywangan Township Villages

A junta column is roaming through villages in Linway Village Tract in southern Shan State’s Ywangan Township harassing villagers and imposing mobile internet and phone bans in villages when they stay there.

The column of about 100 junta soldiers has been moving through the villages of Peikin, Thahpanpin, and Kyauktaw, in Linway Village Tract, since 15 April 2025. Whenever it has entered a village the column has imposed a ban on villagers making phone calls or using mobile internet, according to locals.