Month: June 2019

KIO: Opium Poppies Cover Twice as Much Land as UN Reported

According to the KIO, most of Kachin State’s poppy plantations are located in areas under the control of military-backed PMFs…

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KIO: Opium Poppies Cover Twice as Much Land as UN Reported

There is double the amount of opium poppy cultivation in Kachin State as was previously documented by the UN Office…

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Govt Proposes Resettlement for Hpakant’s Domestic Migrant Workers

Representatives of the Kachin State government and the Union’s Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Ministry discussed a possible resettlement program…

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Two men have gone missing, and their bodies not yet found.

Two men have gone missing in a landslide in Mawmau Kawng village in Hpakant Township on Friday, according to local…

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Two Presumed Dead in Hpakant Landslide

Two men have gone missing in a landslide in Mawmau Kawng village in Hpakant Township on Friday, according to local…

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Gender Equality Workshop in Myitkyina Focuses on Greater Political Participation

A workshop in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Friday explored gender equality and a 30 percent participation quota…

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Hpakant Jade Scavenger in Hospital after Apparent Police Shooting

The man suffered a non-lethal injury as police attempted to stop several dozen people from walking off with a large…

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Hpakant Jade Scavenger in Hospital after Apparent Police Shooting

A man is receiving treatment for a non-lethal injury after an apparent shooting by police in the jade-mining town of…

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Waingmaw Locals Plant Trees to Mark Start of Rainy Season

Nearly 200 people in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township took part in a tree-planting event at the Nam Wa protected forest…

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UPDJC Calls for Peace Conference to be Convened ‘With Truth and Commitment’

Members of the Union Peace and Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) have stated that they remain concerned about the delay of…

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