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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 ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: In northern Myanmar, Kachin rebels claim attacks on army outposts as offensive gathers pace
BANGKOKBANGKOK — A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday attacked more than 10 army outposts along the main road to the state capital of Myitkyina, increasing ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar
BANGKOK--A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
BANGKOK--Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: Myanmar set to restart contentious US$3.6bil China-backed dam project
Construction of the Myitsone dam was suspended in 2011 after rare public outrage over the hydropower project that would have been Myanmar’s largest.
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: Myanmar gov’t denies air attacks on Kachin rebels
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The government and ethnic Kachin rebels blamed each other Monday for an upsurge in fighting in northern Myanmar, with the government denying it carried out an air offensive on ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: Ethnic armed group battling Myanmar's military claims to have shot down an army helicopter
BANGKOK — An ethnic minority armed group that is battling Myanmar’s military government said they shot down a helicopter believed to be on a resupply mission in a combat zone in the northern state of ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Government: 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 » Government: In northern Myanmar, Kachin rebels claim attacks on army outposts as offensive gathers pace
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANGKOK (AP) — A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday attacked more than 10 army outposts ...