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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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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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