Myanmar News » Kachin 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: 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: Myanmar military holds military ceremony inside Baptist church
Myanmar’s military held a graduation ceremony with alcohol and dancing for more than 400 members of an allied militia inside the sanctuary of a Baptist church in Christian-majority Kachin state, ...
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: Myanmar ethnic army attacks jade mining town, media say
Forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the ethnic factions opposed to Myanmar's coup, attacked military positions at the northwestern jade mining town of Hkamti on Saturday, local media ...
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: Landslide in Myanmar mining area leaves dozens missing
BANGKOK--A landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state killed one person and left at least 70 missing Wednesday and a search and rescue operation was underway, rescue officials ...
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: 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 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: 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 ...