Kachin State
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Kachin State Electoral Candidate Cites ‘Unfair Law’ as Reason for His Disqualification
A candidate who had planned to run for the position of Bamar ethnic affairs minister in Kachin State was disqualified…
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KIO/A Won’t Allow Polling In Its Area
The Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) won’t allow polling to occur in its areas during the national election. The ethnic armed…
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Disabled Need Assistance To Vote
A group assisting the physically challenged in Kachin State called for provisions to help them cast ballots for the 2020…
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Few Checked Names On Voters’ Lists
Not many citizens of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, checked whether their names were included on voters’ lists. Despite…
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Govt Pursues Domestic Tender For Nam Jim Economic Zone
The government of Kachin State announced it won’t sign a second MoU for the Nam Jim economic zone with a…
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Parents Of Students Killed By KIA Want Bodies Back
Parents of two students who were detained by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) following a brawl near a karaoke establishment…
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Floods Inundate Village In Kachin State
Hundreds of homes were inundated after flooding overtook a village in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley earlier this week. Heavy rainfall…
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Court Rejects Myitkyina Journal’s Request To Revoke Witness In Lawsuit
The lawyer for Myitkyina Journal reporters asked the court to exclude a witness during the trial against Tha Khin Sit…
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KIA Accused Of Beating And Detaining Civilians
A Kachin Independence Army (KIA) officer and several soldiers stand accused of assaulting civilians and then detaining some of them…
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Hundreds Of Kachin Villages Will Be Left Out Of Election
The election commission is unable to collect a list of names for eligible voters from about 200 villages in Kachin…
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