Burmese government force Roman Catholic Church to move cemetery

Burma’s Kachin election candidate Bawk Ja receives award in the US

Pangsai villagers shot by Burmese military during offensive

140 Burma army troops killed in Hpakant blast on August 29

Hpakant, BURMA — Officials with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claim that at as many as 140 soldiers from the Burmese military died on August 29 following a massive explosion at a mining compound that army forces were using as a temporary base in Kachin's state Hpakant (also Hpakan, Phakant) jade mining district.

Heavy rain causes flooding near Myitkyina

Singpho in India hold 28th Manau dance festival

NEW DELHI, India — Kachin, known locally in India as Singpho, celebrated the 28th annual Manau dance festival in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh this week from February 12th to 16th.  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki attended the festivities along with thousands of local people and guests from Burma, China and Thailand.

Human Rights Watch says Kachin refugees in China face dire situation

International Accountability? Questioning the Silence

On Monday, August 20, Burma announced its abolition of press censorship, marking the most recent reform in its efforts toward democratization. After years of receiving criticism for its human rights violations, the Burmese government has begun instituting reforms within its quasi-civilian state.

Time has brought change for KIA women soldiers (feature)

“Kachin State is being raped by China and by the regime”: Benedict Rogers (Interview)

Benedict Rogers is a writer and human rights activist specializing in Asia and he is London-based East Asia Team Leader of the international human rights organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). He has been a Burma specialist for more than ten years and the author of this year released the book “Than Shwe-Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant”, which focusing on Burma’s military regime, Senior Genera...

Intl media mostly ignores Kachin conflict

Despite plenty of fighting, refugees and bloodshed the international media has largely ignored the ongoing conflict between Burma's army and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), which has now entered its 14 months.

The Kachins Before and After the Panglong Conference of 1947

It is a well-known fact that Panglong, a small town in the Shan State was the birth-place of the Republic of the Union of Burma (Myanmar).  The national leaders of the Hill peoples or the ethnic minorities such as Kachins, Shans, Chins and Kayahs combined their efforts to retain their national aspirations.  To attain their cherished goals, they joined their hands together with the more a...