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Flyers ‘Insulting’ the NLD Circulated in Mansi Township
Flyers “attacking” the National League for Democracy (NLD) have been circulating along the Bhamo-Mansi highway in Kachin State’s Mansi Township.…
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Citing Flooding and Security Concerns, Kachin IDPs Demand New Resettlement Site
Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) have objected to a government plan to resettle them to a village which they say…
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Kachin State Govt Pledges Minor Financial Support to People With Disabilities
As a part of their COVID-19 relief plan, the Kachin State government will give 30,000 kyat (US$22) each to more…
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Hpakant Floods Linked to Mining Waste Disposal, Locals Say
Ineffective cleaning of the Uru stream by businesspeople in Hpakant, Kachin State is contributing to flooding which now occurs every…
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Govt Will Build Polling Stations in IDP camps
To assist villagers displaced from conflict in Kachin State to vote during the upcoming elections, the government is planning to…
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KIO Lifts Mandatory Quarantine
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) got rid of a mandatory quarantine in Burma’s Kachin State. At the start of the…
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Kachin State Electoral Candidate Cites ‘Unfair Law’ as Reason for His Disqualification
A candidate who had planned to run for the position of Bamar ethnic affairs minister in Kachin State was disqualified…
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Govt’s Kachin IDP Resettlement Program to Tentatively Start in September
A resettlement program for Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) is likely to start in September, according to representatives of the…
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KIO/A Won’t Allow Polling In Its Area
The Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) won’t allow polling to occur in its areas during the national election. The ethnic armed…
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China Gives Burmese Govt More Than $500,000 for Kachin IDP Resettlement
China’s ambassador to Burma gave the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement 4 million yuan (US$574,209) last week to…
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