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Locals Complain About Gambling Hall Near School In Mogaung
Residents want a gambling hall in Mogaung closed, fearing the business, which opened in front of a primary school a…
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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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Villagers Want Gold Mining To Stop In Waingmaw Township
After suffering landslides and polluted water from extensive gold mining with heavy machinery, villagers are demanding that companies leave their…
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Soldiers Shoot Youths In Myitkyina
On Monday, the Burma army killed two youths and arrested five others in Rampu Ward of Myitkyina in Kachin State.…
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Soldiers Arrest Youths In Hpakant
Burma army soldiers arrested four youths aged around 20 at the Uru creek in Hpakant town late on Wednesday afternoon,…
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Nursing Home Opens In Myitkyina
A nursing home that opened in Myitkyina in early May has filled an important niche for seniors in need of…
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Junta Releases 3 Political Prisoners In Kachin State
The military regime reportedly released 2,153 prisoners nationwide, including several in Kachin State, as part of a mass amnesty on…
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Wildlife trade has grown in Puta-O since coup, locals call for ban
The wildlife trade in Puta-O has greatly expanded since the military coup, according to local sources. Local people are calling…
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All houses in Si Thaung village burned down by Burma army airstrikes and ground troops
On 9 April around 6 a.m., two regime fighter jets attacked Si Thaung village. Following the airstrikes Burma army ground…
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Local people hold prayer service to voice opposition to rare earth mining
On 10 April, local people organized a prayer service to ask the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) to stop all rare…
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