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More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Hpakant
Four COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Burma’s jade-rich Hpakant town, located in Kachin State. The new transmissions may have…
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Hpakant Floods Linked to Mining Waste Disposal, Locals Say
Ineffective cleaning of the Uru stream by businesspeople in Hpakant, Kachin State is contributing to flooding which now occurs every…
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“Jade land Is A Licensed Death Ground”, CSOs say
Kachin civil society organizations (CSOs) questioned the conditions leading to the senseless deaths of jade miners during last week’s tragic…
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162 Miners Killed In Hpakant Landslide
At least 162 miners at the Hpakant jade mine in Burma’s Kachin State died after the side of a hill…
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Gov’t Restricts Traffic To Hpakant To Fight Virus
The government introduced stricter travel measures it claims will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township.…
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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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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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Unregistered Homes Destroyed in Hpakant Landslide
A landslide in a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin State on Tuesday claimed three huts built as part of an…
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Jade Picker Killed in One of First Hpakant Landslides of 2020
Local authorities confirmed that a 54-year-old man was killed while picking jade during a landslide in Hpakant this week. The…
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Hpakant Locals Call Annual Uru Stream Flooding a ‘Man-Made Disaster’
To ensure that flood damage is minimized this year in Hpakant, Kachin State, locals have demanded that the government enforce…
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