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Kachin State Govt Permits Gold Mining in Three Townships
The move is to counter illegal mining, a state minister says. The Kachin State government will allow small-scale gold mining…
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An anonymous KIO official compares the current government’s negotiation style to that of the Ne Win regime.
The Burmese government has demanded that the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) provide an inventory list of its weapons, as well…
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Hukawng Valley Locals Call on Kachin State Govt to Halt Yuzana’s Gold Mining
Gold is being extracted from cassava plantations, locals say. Locals in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley say that continued gold mining…
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KNO: UNODC Should Support Kachin Community’s Anti-Drug Efforts
The UN agency’s recent findings suggested that they ‘hadn’t worked together with local people,’ the KNO secretary says. The Kachin…
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Kachin Youth Brought to Court on Charges of Violating Peaceful Assembly Law
Police filed charges for their commemoration of the eighth year of war in Kachin State. Two youth appeared in court…
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The current unilateral ceasefire does not cover Rakhine State.
Officials in the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Kachin politicians have said that the Burma Army should declare a unilateral…
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Tanai Amber Mines to be Re-Opened to Locals
Investors can apply for permission to mine, with priority given to locals, Kachin State’s natural resources and environment minister says.…
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Relocated IDPs Call for Better Conditions in Unofficial Camp
Residents of the unregistered Pangmati IDP camp in Myitkyina say they want same level of support as other camps. Residents…
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Chinese Nationals Deported for Violating Immigration, Forestry Laws
Five of eight people sent back to China had been found to be working on a tissue culture banana plantation…
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KIO: Opium Poppies Cover Twice as Much Land as UN Reported
According to the KIO, most of Kachin State’s poppy plantations are located in areas under the control of military-backed PMFs…
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