The rights activists also demanded transparency in the investigation of a murder that shocked many last month. Kachin human rights groups have held a press conference in Yangon to call attention to the security risks
Top officials from the TNLA were also present at the meeting, according to sources. Chinese border trade and security officials from Yunnan Province met with Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) officials in Laiza, the headquarters of
The Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP), officially formed earlier this year through a merger of former rival Kachin parties, held a ceremony in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on Monday to introduce itself to the
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has officially reopened the Mai Ja Yang-Loije road, according to people living in the area. The road, which was closed for eight years due to clashes between government forces and
The village administrator has denied the charge and threatened to sue the woman for defamation. A woman has accused a village administrator in Kachin State’s Mohnyin Township of punching her during an argument over a
The visit is part of an agreement that will also see the government provide assistance to the IDPs on a monthly basis. A delegation of Burmese government officials is expected to travel to Kachin State
At least 18 people are feared dead in the latest landslide to hit the jade-mining region of Hpakant, including company employees and police. The landslide occurred at an old jade-mining block near the village of
Villagers in Waingmaw Township say the land, including a local graveyard, is being used for a culture-tissue banana plantation. The Burma Amy will not withdraw from or compensate for land it seized from the village
The attack was the second in less than a week on a military convoy in northern Shan State’s Muse District. Forces from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ambushed a Burma Army convoy in northern Shan
The ambush comes amid tensions in peace negotiations between the Burmese government and the KIA’s political wing. An ambush on a Burma Army military convoy by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) left two Burmese soldiers