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Myitkyina University Postpones Exams Due to COVID-19
Myitkyina University in Kachin State postponed mid-term exams for students on Tuesday amid fears of spreading the coronavirus through large…
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Kachin State Govt Says It Lacks Authority to Close Border
The Kachin State government does not have the authority to shut down border gates with China amid the ongoing coronavirus…
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Returned IDPs Demand Landmines Be Removed From Nam San Yang
Villagers in Nam San Yang, who returned to the community from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps more than one year…
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Banana Plantation Workers Demand Kachin State Govt Help Them Claim Unpaid Salaries
Laborers on tissue culture banana plantations in Waingmaw Township have asked the Kachin State government to resolve the case of…
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Resettled Kachin IDPs Request Aid As They ‘Start From Zero’
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have resettled to the village of Nam San Yang in Kachin State say that they…
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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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