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Shoddy Construction Plagues Myitsone Dam Relocation Sites in Myanmar’s North
Hkawn Tawng, a Kachin widow, was forced to move from her original home close to the confluence where the Irrawaddy…
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Civilians killed by Shelling in Myanmar’s Shan State as Gov. and Armed Groups Meet
Many Kachin people across the world took to social media on Saturday to express their anger and outrage following the…
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Amber Being Sought ‘Through Bloodshed,’ Kachin Group Reports
A new report from the Kachin Development Network Group (KDNG) alleges that the Burma Army’s seizure of Kachin State’s Hukawng…
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KBC Leaders Discuss Future of Kachin IDPs
Leaders from the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) and representatives from internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps met this week to discuss…
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Chinese Nationals Fined, Detained for Weeks Over Illegal Operation of Waingmaw Shops
A Waingmaw Township court sentenced three Chinese nationals to fines of 500,000 kyat (US$329) for operating shops without official permission…
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Northern Shan State IDPs In Need of Aid, ‘Especially Food’
Clashes are ongoing between the Burma Army and members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan…
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School Teacher Attacked in Sumprabum
A 26-year-old teacher in a government school was attacked and beaten in Sumprabum, Kachin State, by two workers from the…
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Burma Army Shoots Two Men Dead on Muse-Kutkai Road
The Burma Army shot dead two motorbike drivers and injured two more people traveling on the road between Muse and…
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Military Supporters Hold Myitkyina Rally to Defend 2008 Constitution
The counter-demonstration follows a thousands-strong protest the day before, which called for the charter to be changed. Supporters of the…
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