Namneng () is a village in the Lonepyin village tract,

Pinlaung Township Pinlaung Township () is a township of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone in the Shan State of Myanmar. Its principal town is Pinlaung. According to the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, there are 115,047 residents in the township. Histo ...

, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar. On 11 March 2023, Namneng became the site of the Pinlaung massacre, during which

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army (; ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar, and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southea ...

troops killed at least 30 civilians, including 3

Buddhist monks A ''bhikkhu'' (, ) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male, and female monastics (''bhikkhunī''), are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community). The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimo ...

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Populated places in Shan State {{Shan-geo-stub