Kachin State
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Tensions Between KIO/A and Tatmadaw Rising in Chipwi Township
Hostilities between armed forces is disrupting campaigning for election candidates in Burma’s northernmost Kachin State. Burma Army and Kachin Independence…
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Four Polling Stations for Burma Army Will Be Built in Puta-O District
The Election Commission (EC) for Puta-O District, located in northern Kachin State, announced that four polling stations will be designated…
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Govt Blocks Kachin Backpack Team from Providing Medical Assistance
The government is preventing the Kachin Backpack Health Worker Team (KBHWT) from providing essential medical services to remote areas of…
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Shahtuzup Flood Victims Desperately Need Food and Supplies
Shahtuzup village in Kachin State was inundated for the third time this year. “Flooding is actually worse than it was…
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Ethnic Parties Struggle To Gain Supporters Amid Pandemic
After the government restricted campaigning to curb coronavirus transmissions during the country’s worst outbreak since the pandemic started, ethnic political…
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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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Tatmadaw Warns KIO/A to Remove Military Camps in Chipwi Township
The Burma Army wants the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) to eliminate two of its military camps in Kachin State. Col…
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Tatmadaw Block Kachin IDPs From Returning Home
Civilians displaced by the conflict in Burma’s Kachin State, who are eager to go home, are being blocked by the…
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