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Coronavirus Impacts Jade Auction Turnout in Myitkyina, Organizers Say
Organizers of Myikyina’s third jade auction say that only around half of the expected amount of jade is on display…
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Tissue Culture Banana Company Demands 120 Million Kyat From Locals
A tissue culture banana company is prosecuting seven villagers in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township and demanding 120 million kyat (US$83,000)…
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Unable to Return Home, Putao IDPs Say They Need Land
Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Lung Tsawt camp in northern Kachin State’s Putao have asked to be provided…
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Unregistered Homes Destroyed in Hpakant Landslide
A landslide in a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin State on Tuesday claimed three huts built as part of an…
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Kachin Revolution Day Commemorated In Myitkyina
Kachin gathered to celebrate Kachin Revolution Day in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, this Wednesday. The commemoration, led by…
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Union Day Commemorated During Manau Festival
After a controversy over its name, leading to its cancellation in January, the Manau festival in Myitkyina has been rescheduled…
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Thermal Scanners Installed On Sino-Burmese Border
With many migrant workers returning to Myanmar from China because of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) thermal scanners have been installed…
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Pat Jasan Destroys Poppy Farms In Kachin State
Kachin anti-drug group, Pat Jason, have been destroying poppy fields in Tanai (Danai) township with the support of locals since…
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KIO Kicks Off Coronavirus Awareness Campaign
An awareness campaign about the coronavirus was launched along the Burma-China border in Kachin State by the Kachin Independence Organization…
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Kachin Orgs Welcome ICJ Ruling & Push For Wider Recognition of Persecution
Some Kachin organizations have spoken out in support of an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The…
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