Myanmar News » Kachin News Myanmar » Kachin » Economy: Myanmar's economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its elected ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Economy: Q+A-What is behind clashes in Myanmar's Kachin hills?
June 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar troops have clashed with ethnic Kachin rebels near Chinese-built dams this week, threatening Chinese energy interests in the country. Here are some questions and answers ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Economy: The Importance of Kachin State to Myanmar’s Revolution
Four years on, Myanmar’s civil war has spread to all 14 regions and states, as well as the major cities of Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and Yangon. According to the analysis of the Special Advisory Council ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Economy: Is Myanmar’s Kachin Conflict Really Over?
The visit on Wednesday by the United Nations’ special envoy to Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, to Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization, is a positive sign that the conflict in ...