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KIO Reopens Mai Ja Yang-Loije Road
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has officially reopened the Mai Ja Yang-Loije road, according to people living in the area.…
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Village Headman Accused of Punching Woman over Land Dispute
The village administrator has denied the charge and threatened to sue the woman for defamation. A woman has accused a…
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Gov’t Officials, Kachin Relief Workers to Visit IDPs in KIO Territory
The visit is part of an agreement that will also see the government provide assistance to the IDPs on a…
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18 Feared Dead in Hpakant Landslide
At least 18 people are feared dead in the latest landslide to hit the jade-mining region of Hpakant, including company…
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Kachin Woman’s Murder Shocks Remote Shan State Village
Calls for justice are growing in the case of a Kachin woman who was brutally murdered in her home last…
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KIO: Opium Poppies Cover Twice as Much Land as UN Reported
There is double the amount of opium poppy cultivation in Kachin State as was previously documented by the UN Office…
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Govt Proposes Resettlement for Hpakant’s Domestic Migrant Workers
Representatives of the Kachin State government and the Union’s Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Ministry discussed a possible resettlement program…
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Two Presumed Dead in Hpakant Landslide
Two men have gone missing in a landslide in Mawmau Kawng village in Hpakant Township on Friday, according to local…
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Gender Equality Workshop in Myitkyina Focuses on Greater Political Participation
A workshop in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Friday explored gender equality and a 30 percent participation quota…
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Hpakant Jade Scavenger in Hospital after Apparent Police Shooting
A man is receiving treatment for a non-lethal injury after an apparent shooting by police in the jade-mining town of…
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