Kachin State
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Day Workers Blocked From Banana Farms
Hundreds of day workers employed on tissue-culture banana farms in Waingmaw township, in Kachin State, have been told not to…
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Health Dept Monitoring Nearly 3,000 People in Kachin State for COVID-19
Kachin State’s health department has reported that a total of 2,985 people are being monitored either at home or in…
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Coronavirus Rumours Cause Panic Buying
After rumours circulated markets would close soon due to the spread of covid-19 residents in Kachin State started panic shopping.…
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Kachin CSOs Want To Work With Gov’t To Combat Covid-19
Kachin civil society organizations (CSOs) want to cooperate with the government to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in…
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Kachin State Govt Says It Lacks Authority to Close Border
The Kachin State government does not have the authority to shut down border gates with China amid the ongoing coronavirus…
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KNC Against Voting Rights For Guest Workers
The Kachin National Congress (KNC) gathered in protest on Monday against an amendment of the election bylaw allowing guest domestic…
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KBC: ‘If IDPs Want to Return Home, We Are Ready to Help Them’
The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) is preparing to send 500 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to pre-selected villages in…
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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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Landmine Removal Will Come After NCA Signing, Govt Says
Both the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army can undertake a landmine removal program after the KIA signs…
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Myitkyina Protesters Call on Govt to Close Border Gates Amid Coronavirus Scare
Locals in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township demonstrated in Myitkyina this week, demanding that the government restrict travel from China due…
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