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Hpakant Students Struggling After Internet Partially Restored

Hpakant Students Struggling After Internet Partially Restored

On Monday, Mytel, a major telecommunications company owned by the Burma Army (BA), partially restored internet connectivity in Hpakant Township after it had been shut down since August. However, youth in the township in Kachin

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Waingmaw Villagers Afraid Regime Will Attack KIA

Waingmaw Villagers Afraid Regime Will Attack KIA

Villagers fear for their safety after the Burma Army (BA) showed up in their village in Waingmaw Township, which is also near Laiza, the de facto headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organisation, whose armed wing,

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Burma Army Shells Homes After KIA Ambush In Muse District

Burma Army Shells Homes After KIA Ambush In Muse District

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) fought the Burma Army (BA) in the Mongpaw area of Muse District in northern Shan State, with BA shelling damaging at least two houses in nearby Mang Nawng Kawng. A

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Junta Targets Small Gold Prospectors In Myitkyina Township

Junta Targets Small Gold Prospectors In Myitkyina Township

The regime's armed forces have arrested several small-scale gold prospectors along the Irrawaddy River, rather than large companies using heavy machinery to mine for the precious metal, causing most of the environmental destruction in Kachin

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Regime Launches Offensive To Build Strategic Border Road In Kachin State

Regime Launches Offensive To Build Strategic Border Road In Kachin State

The Burma Army (BA) has launched a clearance campaign to drive the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) out of an area where it plans to build a strategic road from its camp in Waingmaw Township to

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Villagers Displaced By Putao Conflict Cannot Return Home

Villagers Displaced By Putao Conflict Cannot Return Home

Kachin civilians displaced by the conflict in Putao Township who are sick and without food, have appealed to church groups for help to return safely to their villages. A man from N'se Yang, who requested

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Putao IDP: We’ve Lost Hope For Our Future

Putao IDP: We’ve Lost Hope For Our Future

KNG spoke to one of the 5,000 civilians forced to flee recent fighting between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), backed by a People's Defence Force (PDF), in Putao Township, where many people

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Civilians Massacred During Junta Attack On Sagaing Village

Civilians Massacred During Junta Attack On Sagaing Village

At least 15 people were killed by Burma Army (BA) artillery fire on Friday morning that destroyed almost all houses in a village in Burma's Sagaing Region, a local source told KNG on condition that

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Burma Army Kills Newlyweds In Putao

Burma Army Kills Newlyweds In Putao

A couple on a motorcycle were shot dead by the Burma Army (BA) while fleeing fighting with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) about 10 miles from Putao town in northern Kachin State. During an ambush

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Families Of Murdered KBC Teachers Still Waiting For Justice

Families Of Murdered KBC Teachers Still Waiting For Justice

The family and friends of Maran Lu Ra and Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin want the courts to launch an investigation into who raped and murdered the volunteer Kachin teachers seven years ago in northern Shan