Myanmar News » Kachin News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: Myanmar’s China-backed mega dam revival risks Kachin rebel backlash
Restarting the shelved US$3.6 billion Myitsone Dam project could ultimately come down to Beijing's 'risk tolerance' Deep in the forested highlands of northern Myanmar, where the Irrawaddy River rises ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: Myanmar Set to Restart Contentious $3.6 Billion Dam Project Backed by China
The comments came after junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing returned from a visit last month to China, which has long sought to build the massive hydropower project in the northermost ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: Suu Kyi meets with Catholics in Myanmar's Kachin state
Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has reached out to Christian leaders in conflict-stricken Kachin state in a bid to win over voters critical of her silence on key issues affecting the ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: Myanmar Military Calls on Opponents to Enter Political Dialogue
Few groups are likely to heed the SAC’s call for them to “communicate with us to solve political problems politically.” Myanmar’s military has issued a public call for its opponents to put down their ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: 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 » Politics: Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime
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News Myanmar » Kachin » Politics: Why India Is Focussing On Myanmar As Part Of Its Act East Policy
India is seeking to enhance its cooperation with Myanmar in line with our 'Act East' and 'Neighbourhood First' policies.