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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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Disabled Need Assistance To Vote
A group assisting the physically challenged in Kachin State called for provisions to help them cast ballots for the 2020…
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Ethnic Political Parties’ Youth Reps Meet in Myitkyina to Strategize for Election Victory
Youth representatives from five allied ethnic political parties around Burma met in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina to draw…
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COVID-19 Prevention Materials Reach KIO After Tatmadaw Bans Direct Distribution
COVID-19 preventative materials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reached the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) last week…
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More Than One Year After IDPs Return to Nam San Yang, Burma Army Removes Landmines From Their Farmland
The Burma Army removed landmines from nearly 100 acres of paddy farms owned by 98 families in Nam San Yang…
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KIO Will Attend Union Peace Conference If Invited
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has not been invited to the 4th Union Peace Conference (UPC), a time when most…
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