Opinions
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Mining Companies, Govt to Blame for Hpakant Landslide Deaths, Kachin CSOs Say
Jade mining companies and government departments should be charged in the deaths of more than 170 jade pickers in a…
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The current unilateral ceasefire does not cover Rakhine State.
Officials in the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Kachin politicians have said that the Burma Army should declare a unilateral…
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UPDJC Calls for Peace Conference to be Convened ‘With Truth and Commitment’
Members of the Union Peace and Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) have stated that they remain concerned about the delay of…
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EU Ambassador: Kachin IDPs Should Only Return Home With Security Guarantee
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin State should return to their homes when they receive guarantees that their basic needs…
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New Ethnic Alliance Aims to Present ‘Common Voice’ for Rights in Burma
Representatives from six ethnic nationalities formed the Nationalities Alliance (Burma) in Washington, D.C. in the United States on June 15.…
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PCG Spokesperson: Without Bilateral Ceasefire, Clashes Between Northern Alliance, Tatmadaw Likely to Resume
As the Burma Army’s extended unilateral ceasefire is set to expire on June 30, questions remain as to what lies…
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Hpaula Gam Hpang: ‘I Tried to Find A Way for IDPs to Return Before Anyone Came to Help’
KNG speaks to the Kachin singer and songwriter who negotiated for IDP return with the Tatmadaw. Nearly 280 people from…
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KIO Chairman Pessimistic on Chances for Peace
On the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), their Chairman, General Lanyaw Zawng Hra, warned…
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Kachins’ Call for National Reconciliation
The Kachin Research Group The Society for Promotion of Kingdom Value Burma In 1947, the politicians representing all nationalities of…
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