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Mar- 2020 -7 March
Two Kachin IDPs Injured in Landmine Blast
Two Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) were injured after they stepped on a landmine while trying to reach their farmland…
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7 March
Kachin State Govt Invites Locals to Apply For Small-Scale Jade Mining Permits
The Kachin State government moved this week to allow locals to engage in small-scale mining in Hpakant Township for what…
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6 March
Party Leaders Elected at KSPP Conference
In its first conference held from March 3-4, the Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP) elected its leading committee and drew…
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5 March
Villagers Demand Better Govt Compensation For 1,000 Trees Lost to Power Line Installation
Villagers in Waingmaw Township have demanded higher compensation rates for trees cut down in their community forest to make way…
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5 March
Landmine Removal Will Come After NCA Signing, Govt Says
Both the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army can undertake a landmine removal program after the KIA signs…
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Feb- 2020 -28 February
Ten Acres of Village Land Damaged by Digging for Turtle Stones
A village headman has reported that more than 10 acres of farmland has been damaged through the digging for “turtle…
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28 February
Myitkyina Protesters Call on Govt to Close Border Gates Amid Coronavirus Scare
Locals in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township demonstrated in Myitkyina this week, demanding that the government restrict travel from China due…
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27 February
Coronavirus Impacts Jade Auction Turnout in Myitkyina, Organizers Say
Organizers of Myikyina’s third jade auction say that only around half of the expected amount of jade is on display…
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27 February
Tissue Culture Banana Company Demands 120 Million Kyat From Locals
A tissue culture banana company is prosecuting seven villagers in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township and demanding 120 million kyat (US$83,000)…
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26 February
Unable to Return Home, Putao IDPs Say They Need Land
Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Lung Tsawt camp in northern Kachin State’s Putao have asked to be provided…
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