Travel on the Bhamo-Loije highway has resumed after heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides brought traffic to a standstill in the region in Kachin State. At the end of June, bridge No. 1/47 between
Kachin sugarcane farmers in Mai Ja Yang are at risk of losing profits due to lingering restrictions on exports to China. The Chinese government has opened the Loije checkpoint between the border town controlled by
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has restricted travel in the territory under its control in N’mawk (Momauk) Township in Kachin State’s Bhamo District after Burma’s 249th COVID-19 case was found in the township. Travel in