SAA event in Nyaungshwe Township, Taung To Village Tract area, Myanmar on Fri 6th November 2026

A local resident injured after a PNO militia under the military junta shot him in Nyaungshwe

SSF, 9 November, Nyaungshwe

Sources familiar with the incident said that a local resident was injured after being shot by the PNO militia under the military junta in Taung To Village Tract, Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State.

On 6 November, a resident of Taung To Yelay Village named Kyaw Chit Htwe was in a field west of the village when three members of the PNO militia came and opened fire on him.

A source familiar with the incident said that although he managed to escape from the shooting, he was struck by a bullet in one leg and suffered serious injuries, requiring his transfer to Taunggyi Hospital.

"He was sitting in the field when three PNO men arrived and tried to catch him. When he ran away, they fired at him while chasing him, and he was hit in the leg. His friend from another village was not hit. Only he was injured, and he is still in the hospital now."

Another source said that Kyaw Chit Htwe and a friend from a nearby village were playing the mobile game Mobile Legends in a field where the mobile signal was good when they were shot at.

"It is unjust that people can be shot just for playing on their mobile phones. If action is not taken against the perpetrator, these people will become even more reckless in the future."

Kyaw Chit Htwe, who suffered a severe gunshot wound to one leg during the shooting, was first sent to Nan Pan Hospital, but because of the severity of the injury he was later transferred to Sao San Tun Hospital in Taunggyi.

According to sources, those who shot at the local residents were followers of a man named U Law Shae, a member of the PNO militia force.

It is reported that two of the PNO militia members involved in the shooting have now been charged at Nan Pan Area Police Station under Section 307 of the Penal Code (attempted murder).