The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has reiterated that gold mining in territories under its control is only permitted with the consent of local communities, amid rising environmental concerns ...

At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed when Myanmar’s military junta launched a drone artillery strike on a jade mining area in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, according to ...

23rd January 2024 China Escalates Illegal Rare Earth Mining in Kachin State; 18th August 2022 Warazup PMF Forces Out Sanpya Villagers; 22nd February 2024 ...

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After the Kachin State Election Commission published its second draft of the state’s voter list, the number of eligible voters ...

On Wednesday, two clashes took place between Battalion 3 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), under Brigade 5, and regime forces on the road between Waimaw and Chipwi in Waimaw Township. The KIA ...

Four students were injured after the Burma Army (BA) shelled a Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) bible school in Kutkai. A woman requesting anonymity who lives in the town in northern Shan State said ...

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Another villager, who also asked that his name not be published, said the authorities have failed to protect the environment and that their negligence has brought suffering to local people. “Although ...

SAC revised Article 505/a of Burma’s Penal Code in February to prosecute the Civil Disobedience Movement. The regime started using it to charge journalists during a crackdown on press freedom.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have launched multiple raids on a convoy of 80 trucks travelling to and from Myitkyina to Putao, killing over 30 soldiers and wounding over 60… ...