News
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Aug- 2020 -13 August
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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10 August
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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10 August
Villagers Re-Open Myitkyina Recreational Area After COVID-19 Closure
Villagers dependent on income from the Aung Myint Tha recreational area in Myitkyina, Kachin State, re-opened the site in recent…
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8 August
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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7 August
Few Checked Names On Voters’ Lists
Not many citizens of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, checked whether their names were included on voters’ lists. Despite…
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3 August
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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3 August
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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3 August
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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1 August
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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Jul- 2020 -25 July
Govt Pursues Domestic Tender For Nam Jim Economic Zone
The government of Kachin State announced it won’t sign a second MoU for the Nam Jim economic zone with a…
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