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Crime Rises In Hpakant Town
In the town of Hpakant, kidnappings are on the increase. Some residents say this is linked to the rise in…
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Regime Raids Hpakant Jade Mines
About 40 soldiers from the sit-tat (Burma army) stormed a jade mining block belonging to the Tauk Pa Kyel company…
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Jade Companies Linked To Regime Causing Drought In Hpakant
Residents of several villages in Hpakant Towship are facing water insecurity after large jade mining companies squandered it to extract…
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Military Hasn’t Released Hpakant Jade Miners
More than forty miners, including women, arrested by the military at a jade mine in Hpakant Township last week are…
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Jade Miner Killed In Hpakant Landslide
An irregular jade miner in Hpakant Township was killed and another injured when a 300-foot mountain of debris collapsed on…
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Army Restricts Essentials In Bid To Subjugate Hpakant
The Burma Army (BA) has restricted the supply of rice and fuel to Hpakant to prevent jade mining companies affiliated…
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Rescuers Unable To Find Missing Miners After Hpakant Landslide
Rescue workers have recovered only one body from the landslide in Hpakant Township with many more feared to have perished…
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Eligible Voting Population in Hpakant Doubles Since 2015 Election
The number of eligible voters in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township has increased since the 2015 election, the local electoral commission…
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Gem Prices Plummeting in Kachin State
Gem prices in Kachin State have been plummeting since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease,…
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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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