Myanmar News » Kachin News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Myanmar military destroys churches, accused violating humanitarian law
Myanmar’s military destroyed two churches in the predominantly Christian areas of Chin and Kachin states this month, bombing a Presbyterian church in the town of Mindat and burning a Baptist church ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: In northern Myanmar, Kachin rebels claim attacks on army outposts as offensive gathers pace
BANGKOK--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 the ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: ASIA/MYANMAR — Bishop among displaced people in Kachin State: “You are not forgotten”
Myitkyina (Fides News Agency) — They brought hope and spiritual consolation to more than 1,000 internally displaced people living in the St. Teresa refugee camp, described as “the most vulnerable ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: 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 » People: What's behind the quiet US diplomatic thaw with Myanmar?
Talks between US officials and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing signal a pragmatic policy shift driven by rare earth demands and cybercrime Fresh from walking down red carpets laid out by his ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Myanmar Kachin Baptist leaders jailed for ‘helping’ rebels
Two Baptist leaders were sentenced to prison in Myanmar Friday on charges of supporting ethnic minority rebels in the war-torn northeast, in a trial slammed by rights groups as a cover-up for alleged ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Myanmar’s displaced Kachin Christians remain in limbo
Mary Lu Ja, 33, a displaced Catholic from war-torn Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, didn’t expect she would be stuck in a makeshift camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) for half her life. The ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Far From Home and Fearing for Their Lives, Burma’s Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas
Christmas used to be a special time for the Kachin people of northern Burma. Festivities traditionally last throughout December and move from village to village — featuring songs, sermons, cultural ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Myanmar junta torches Catholic cathedral in Kachin
The military junta in Myanmar’s strife-torn Kachin state has allegedly burnt down a Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Patrick on the eve of the revered saint’s feast. Soldiers from the junta’s ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » People: Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime
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