Month: June 2019
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Jun- 2019 -21 JuneNews
EU Ambassador: Kachin IDPs Should Only Return Home With Security Guarantee
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin State should return to their homes when they receive guarantees that their basic needs…
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20 JuneNews
Police Officer Who Charged IDP Protesters Appears in Court
The police officer who charged two Kachin youths with violating Section 19 of Burma’s Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act…
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20 JuneNews
Hukawng Valley Villagers Demand Their Own Graveyard
Residents of San Pya, a village on the Ledo Road in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley, are calling on the authorities…
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18 JuneInterview
New Ethnic Alliance Aims to Present ‘Common Voice’ for Rights in Burma
Representatives from six ethnic nationalities formed the Nationalities Alliance (Burma) in Washington, D.C. in the United States on June 15.…
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14 JuneNews
Govt Deports 11 Chinese Nationals From Kachin State
The Kachin State Immigration Department reported deporting 11 Chinese nationals on Thursday after detaining them in Waingmaw Township for allegedly…
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13 JuneNews
IDPs, Villagers Call for Militia Camp to Relocate
Villagers and internally displaced people (IDPs) are calling for the relocation of a new militia camp on the Ledo Road,…
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9 JuneNews
PCG Spokesperson: Without Bilateral Ceasefire, Clashes Between Northern Alliance, Tatmadaw Likely to Resume
As the Burma Army’s extended unilateral ceasefire is set to expire on June 30, questions remain as to what lies…
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6 JuneNews
IDP Returnees in Northern Shan State Still Waiting for Homes
Kachin villagers who have been sheltering at a church in the northern Shan State border town of Muse for the…
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6 JuneNews
Immigration Officers Arrest Three Chinese Nationals for Visa Overstay
Immigration officers in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township arrested three Chinese nationals after finding their documents to be out of date…
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6 JuneNews
Chipwi Locals Plant Trees to Mark World Environment Day
Local people in the town of Chipwi in northern Kachin State planted trees on Tuesday to celebrate World Environment Day.…
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