Resistance Forces Launch Attacks Against Sagaing Govt Offices
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Yesterday saw fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Tatmadaw troops in Burma's northern Shan State. A KIA officer told KNG that Burma Army LID-88 and LID-99 fought with Kachin soldiers at three sites in
Civilians displaced by the conflict in Burma's Kachin State, who are eager to go home, are being blocked by the Burma Army despite receiving the green light from the government to return to their village.
In Kachin State, there will be only one army polling station, meaning most soldiers in the state will be voting at the same locations as regular civilians during the upcoming 2020 general election on November
A family of a Kachin youth, who was beaten by the Shahtuzup People's Militia Force, (PMF) in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley, demanded the Northern Military Command punish their son's assailants. Lamai Htoi Bawk, 20, was
To assist villagers displaced from conflict in Kachin State to vote during the upcoming elections, the government is planning to build some polling stations inside internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps. Tun Aung Khine, head of
The Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) won't allow polling to occur in its areas during the national election. The ethnic armed organization (EAO) said it doesn't recognize the 2008 Constitution. Col Nhpang Naw Bu, in charge
A group assisting the physically challenged in Kachin State called for provisions to help them cast ballots for the 2020 general election when polling stations open on November 8. U G. Zung Sau, chair of