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Military Hasn’t Released Hpakant Jade Miners

Military Hasn’t Released Hpakant Jade Miners

More than forty miners, including women, arrested by the military at a jade mine in Hpakant Township last week are still in custody, while locals say the soldiers have demanded a ransom for their release.

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KIA Attacks Military In Waimaw

KIA Attacks Military In Waimaw

On Wednesday, two clashes took place between Battalion 3 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), under Brigade 5, and regime forces on the road between Waimaw and Chipwi in Waimaw Township. The KIA ambushed a

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KIA Ambush Junta Forces In Mansi

KIA Ambush Junta Forces In Mansi

Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the regime has been ongoing for the past five days near Mung Hkawng in Mansi Township, resulting in numerous casualties, according to the KIA. A woman displaced

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Civilians Wounded By Shelling In Indaw

Civilians Wounded By Shelling In Indaw

Four civilians were wounded by indiscriminate regime shelling in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region, bordering Kachin State, one of whom is in critical condition. The army fired six artillery shells at the southern town of Indaw

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Villagers Protest Gold Mining In N’dum Latep

Villagers Protest Gold Mining In N’dum Latep

About 50 villagers from Lang Dau village tract demanded that gold miners leave the historic N'dum Latep area in Putao Township within a week. It was the third protest against gold mining in the township

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Drug Dealers Bribe Putao Police

Drug Dealers Bribe Putao Police

Putao police have reportedly released several drug dealers from jails after receiving bribes in the remote town in northern Kachin State, following an increase of illegal drugs since the military coup more than two years

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Rice & Fuel Costs Surge Amid Hpakant Blockage

Rice & Fuel Costs Surge Amid Hpakant Blockage

Residents of Hpakant are struggling with rising rice and fuel costs after regime forces blocked a key transport route into the township in Kachin State following clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). (more…)

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Local people demand NUG put a stop to illegal logging in Indaw and Bamauk Townships, Sagaing Region

Local people demand NUG put a stop to illegal logging in Indaw and Bamauk Townships, Sagaing Region

Local people are demanding a stop to the illegal logging trade now flourishing in Katha District of Sagaing Region. Chinese and Burmese businessmen cut down teak and other hardwood trees in Indaw and Bamauk Townships

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Curfew orders and military checkpoints make life difficult for local people in Myitkyina and Hpakant towns

Curfew orders and military checkpoints make life difficult for local people in Myitkyina and Hpakant towns

Since 23 January, the Burma Army has imposed curfew orders in some Townships of Kachin State, including Myitkyina Township. The curfew orders restricted people from being on the street between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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Resistance Forces Launch Attacks Against Sagaing Govt Offices

Resistance Forces Launch Attacks Against Sagaing Govt Offices

Resistance forces have targeted government offices in Indaw Township five times in January and attacked offices in other townships in Sagaing Region in defiance of the regime's plans to hold elections in August. “They ignored