Kachin Orgs Welcome ICJ Ruling & Push For Wider Recognition of Persecution
Locals have demanded an explanation as to why they are being dispossessed of their land by the Kachin State government in order to build the Namjim Industrial Zone. The project, which is related to China’s…
Pesticides in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township are polluting nearby streams and killing fish and livestock, locals say. Workers on the 3,000-acre tissue culture banana plantation around Wa Ra Yang village in Hpung Tang Yang village…
The Kachin National Organization (KNO) released a statement in support of the prosecution of Burma in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the Gambia on Friday. The Gambia, as a member of the Organization…
The US had committed to spending US$38 million over five years on Burma’s agriculture sector and the development of a food processing system in Kachin and Shan states and the country’s central regions, American officials…
This week Kachin communities marked their gratitude for the harvest and celebrated Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving festival is locally known as Nlung N’nan Sha Poi, or the occasion on which “new rice” is eaten, signifying a…
A youth organization held a Thanksgiving event for inmates in a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Sunday as a way to provide hope and compassion for those serving time. The dinner…
It’s unclear when the next round of peace talks between the Northern Alliance and government will happen. Nothing has been decided yet, said Lamai Gum Ja, from the Kachin Peace-talk Creation Group (PCG). “Regarding discussions…
A Myitkyina district court rejected a lawsuit by villagers against the two main companies involved in the controversial Myitsone dam. Aung Myin, a lawyer representing Mali Yang and Chying Hkrang villages, filed the lawsuit at…
The Burma Army opened fire with heavy weapons directed toward the hilltop site of the Kachin Independence Organization’s (KIO) general administration office in Laiza, Kachin State at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, KIO officials said. “The…
A Thanksgiving event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kachin Independence Organization’s (KIO) Department of General Administration (DGA) is scheduled for November 14-15 in Laiza, Kachin State. It is the biggest celebration organized by…
