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Kachin Political Party Speaks Out Against Myitsone Dam
The Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP) has come out against the Myitsone hydropower dam, which, if completed, would be located…
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KNC Against Voting Rights For Guest Workers
The Kachin National Congress (KNC) gathered in protest on Monday against an amendment of the election bylaw allowing guest domestic…
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KBC: ‘If IDPs Want to Return Home, We Are Ready to Help Them’
The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) is preparing to send 500 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to pre-selected villages in…
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Two Kachin IDPs Injured in Landmine Blast
Two Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) were injured after they stepped on a landmine while trying to reach their farmland…
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Kachin State Govt Invites Locals to Apply For Small-Scale Jade Mining Permits
The Kachin State government moved this week to allow locals to engage in small-scale mining in Hpakant Township for what…
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Party Leaders Elected at KSPP Conference
In its first conference held from March 3-4, the Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP) elected its leading committee and drew…
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Villagers Demand Better Govt Compensation For 1,000 Trees Lost to Power Line Installation
Villagers in Waingmaw Township have demanded higher compensation rates for trees cut down in their community forest to make way…
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Landmine Removal Will Come After NCA Signing, Govt Says
Both the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army can undertake a landmine removal program after the KIA signs…
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Ten Acres of Village Land Damaged by Digging for Turtle Stones
A village headman has reported that more than 10 acres of farmland has been damaged through the digging for “turtle…
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Myitkyina Protesters Call on Govt to Close Border Gates Amid Coronavirus Scare
Locals in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township demonstrated in Myitkyina this week, demanding that the government restrict travel from China due…
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