[3] The town is also known for its snowy landscape in the winter, with some locals nicknaming it the "ice city".

[6] Then on 15 June, another landslide occurred at rare earth mine in Pang War resulting in 50 miners going missing.

Fighting in the area began as early as mid-September as the resistance-alligned KIA and the junta-alligned NDA-K fought in Chipwi Township in the valley with NDA-K and the junta losing the strategic Lag Way camp nearby.

[8] The junta continued their defence with airstrikes as their Pang War Border Guard Forces Battalion 1002 remained on the ground to defend.

[10] By 23 October 2024, the town had been completely taken with the KIA seizing the NDA-K leader's house.