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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 » Social: Myanmar moves to revive $3.6 billion China-backed Myitsone dam after 14-year halt
Myanmar plans to revive the $3.6 billion China-backed Myitsone hydropower project after a 14-year suspension, despite concerns over costs, earthquakes, environmental damage and displacement ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: Death toll from air raids in Myanmar’s Kachin reported to hit 80
The death toll from a Myanmar military air raid in northern Kachin state has risen to 80, according to reports, as human rights groups accused the ruling generals of violating the laws of war and ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade
Closures along Myanmar’s shared border with China have cut off residents of Kachin and Shan states from humanitarian aid and sent the prices of goods skyrocketing, sources from the regions said Monday ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: Myanmar Junta Pounds Kachin Town as Flotilla Comes Under Resistance Attack
Regime forces have intensified airstrikes around Shwegu as the KIA and allied resistance groups attack a 15-vessel flotilla believed headed for Bhamo.
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: 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 ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: Myanmar junta to close Kachin IDP camps
To prove that normalcy has returned ahead of polls in August this year, the junta in civil war-torn Myanmar is winding up shelter camps, leaving thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: Illegal gold mining up ten-fold in Kachin state since Myanmar coup
Illegal gold mining has increased ten-fold in Myanmar’s Kachin state since the military seized power in a coup more than two years ago, a new report and sources said, amid a decrease in federal ...
News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: 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 » Social: Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime
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News Myanmar » Kachin » Social: 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 » Social: 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 ...