Gold miners have resumed work around the Indawgyi Lake despite facing local opposition in Mohnyin Township in Kachin State. Mining is now happening in the jungle between Mamong Kai and Lon Tong villages, which threatens
A Hpakant man was instantly killed by regime shelling while his wife and the couple's toddler were badly wounded by the explosion that happened after Kachin armed groups attacked the military in Lon Khin village
Regime soldiers destroyed a computer centre in Mawsizer recently opened by the Wunpawng Amyusha Zinlum Hpung Women's Committee, which is part of the Kachin National Social Development Foundation for Hpakant Township. “Both women and youth
Last Friday, two jet fighters attacked Battalion 6 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), attached to Brigade 9, in Hpakant Township four times, destroying several buildings, including a hospital. “The KIA was informed early about
The military has arrested a member from the National League for Democracy (NLD) who had been in hiding in Hpakant Township after the coup overthrew the former ruling party more than two years ago. Daw
A 200-strong military column rounded up 20 people from Kyauk Talon after burning down about 30 homes in the village in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, on 4 March. The next morning they released all but
Kachin State Comprehensive University (KSCU), the first federal university supported by Burma's National Unity Government-in-exile, held its first graduation ceremony on 25 February at Sinpraw Majoi Hall in Laiza, the de facto headquarters of the
Civilians seeking to force the closure of a rare earth mine in Dingsing Pa, which is supported by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), have ordered Chinese companies that are invested in the mine from the
More than forty miners, including women, arrested by the military at a jade mine in Hpakant Township last week are still in custody, while locals say the soldiers have demanded a ransom for their release.
Four civilians were wounded by indiscriminate regime shelling in Indaw Township, Sagaing Region, bordering Kachin State, one of whom is in critical condition. The army fired six artillery shells at the southern town of Indaw