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Tatmadaw Attacks KIA Camp in Northern Shan State
The Burma Army fired multiple artillery shells at the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) military training camp in Hsenwi Township in…
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Govt Talks Explore Closure of Kachin IDP Camps
A national-level policy discussion on the resettlement of Kachin internally displaced people (IDPs) and the closure of IDP camps were…
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Another Kachin Political Party Merges with KSPP
The Union Nationalities Federal Democracy Party (UNFDP), a political party based in Kachin State, merged with the Kachin State People’s…
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KHCC Prepares for Return of More than 3,000 Kachin IDPs
The Kachin Humanitarian Concern Committee (KHCC) is preparing to resettle a total of more than 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
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Kachin Youth Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
The All Kachin Youth Union (AKYU) say that they endorse the charges brought against the Burmese state at the International…
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Third Jade Auction to Be Held in Kachin State
The third annual jade auction will be held in Myitkyina in February next year, the Kachin State Jade Association has…
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Returned Kachin IDPs Prepare to Flee Again
The first displaced returnees to the Kachin village of Nam San Yang in Waingmaw Township are again preparing to flee…
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Kachin Locals Stand to Lose Land to Namjim Industrial Zone
Locals have demanded an explanation as to why they are being dispossessed of their land by the Kachin State government…
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Pesticides Linked to Deadly Stream Pollution in Waingmaw
Pesticides in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township are polluting nearby streams and killing fish and livestock, locals say. Workers on the…
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KSPP Calls on US to Strengthen Presence in Kachin State
A Kachin political party representative has asked that the US open an official liaison office in Kachin State since China…
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