The Burma Army launched an airstrike on a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) position in what appears to be a retaliatory attack after the ethnic armed organisation attacked the military the same day. (more…)
The military council charged three religious leaders in northern Kachin State for violating 505 (a) of Burma's Penal Code after they joined a prayer service organised by youths back in March. (more…)
The military sent fully armed soldiers to internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, claiming that for health concerns it was necessary to check their population registries. (more…)
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked a police checkpoint on an important bridge linking Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, to Waingmaw. At press time, it was unclear if there were any casualties from the attack on
Following a series of embarrassing military defeat during the conflict with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Burma Army increased attacks on civilians, a Kachin Women's Association of Thailand (KWAT) report has found. (more…)
Kachin farmers are concerned for their safety after the Burma Army planted many landmines around where they live and work without informing them. (more…)
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) threatened action against anyone exploiting land formally used as a cassava factory by Yuzana Co Ltd in Hukawng Valley, Kachin State. (more…)
KNG talked with Mr Zet, head of the Kachin Backpack Health Worker Team (KBHWT), to learn about how his organisation is helping villagers living in the Bumra Yang internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. In March,
The Burma Army detained a teacher, accusing her of affiliating with Kachin Independence Army (KIA) after the parents of two girls, who joined the ethnic armed organisation, blamed the teacher for their disappearance, according to
Tatmadaw airstrikes killed a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldier and a villager, destroying homes and a school in Kachin State's Tanai (aka Danai) Township. (more…)