Immigration officers in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township arrested three Chinese nationals after finding their documents to be out of date at a roadside checkpoint this week. The vehicle—which was not licensed—was stopped at the Sadon
Local people in the town of Chipwi in northern Kachin State planted trees on Tuesday to celebrate World Environment Day. “There have been many landslides in Chipwi since 2010 and the weather has also gotten
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Kachin State have begun moving into a new housing project in Chipwi Township built by the Myanmar Red Cross Society. The project, located in Makawk, a village about a
Formerly displaced people who returned to their home village of Nam San Yang in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township three months ago are now experiencing a new hardship—a lack of drinking water. The villagers—who spent eight
Kachin people living in Shan State have agreed to form a party representing their community following a two-day meeting that began on May 28. “I think the meeting was 100 percent successful. All participants agreed
The Kachin Political Cooperation Committee (KPCC) held a two-day national-level political dialogue for ethnic groups in the Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina to prepare for the second session of the Union Peace Conference (21st Century Panglong
Two pastors from the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) have been transferred to Muse Myoma Police Station after they were forcibly detained by the Burma Army in Mong Ko, northern Shan State and they have been
Kachin anti-narcotic group, Pat Jasan (PJS), will restart its opium eradication program this year in the Kachin State before the opium season is over. Tang Gon, secretary of PJS (Myitkyina), explained that information from the
Skirmishes broke out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army in two areas yesterday morning (24 January). An official from KIA Brigade 6 confirmed to KNG that the two armies clashes in Kawng
More than 80 Burmese military trucks loaded with a large supply of rations and unknown items departed this morning from Myitkyina to Putao, the northernmost part of Kachin State. It is a significant sign that