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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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Coronavirus Impacts Jade Auction Turnout in Myitkyina, Organizers Say
Organizers of Myikyina’s third jade auction say that only around half of the expected amount of jade is on display…
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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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Jade Market to Be Built in Hpakant
A jade market is being built in Hpakant town in Kachin State at a cost of 6 billion kyat (more…
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Hpakant Jade Cutting Workshop Recruits Women Recovering From Drug Addiction
A small workshop has been opened in Hpakant to train women recovering from drug addiction in the skill of jade…
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Third Jade Auction to Be Held in Kachin State
The third annual jade auction will be held in Myitkyina in February next year, the Kachin State Jade Association has…
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International Indigenous People’s Day Celebrated in Hpakant
The event was held to remind migrants of the existence of indigenous people in the jade-mining region. The Kachin Indigenous…
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