Kachin News Group

February 19, 2026
Surge in KTV lounges in Putao since coup
February 17, 2026
10 missing after Hpakant jade mine reservoir collapse
February 14, 2026
Shwebo–Myitkyin Road closure leaves hundreds of vehicles stranded
March 7, 2023
Military Council troops detain four local women, torch about 30 houses in...
The Military Council troops not only arrested 4 young local women but also burned down about 30 houses in the village of Kyauktalon in Shwegu...
March 2, 2023
Over 200 civilians arrested as Military Council raids Sharaw Hka village...
The Military Council conducted a raid on Sharaw Hka village in Hpakant township and apprehended approximately 200 civilians yesterday afternoon. A...
March 2, 2023
Mounting military tension as Military Council plans to establish base in...
Military tensions are increasing between the Military Council and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) due to the regime’s troops planning to establish...
February 28, 2023
Air force bombs small gold mining-site killing 2 and injuring many more
A regime jet- fighter bombed Nga Paukwa village in Shwegu Township, Kachin State resulting in the deaths of two innocent people according to locals...
February 25, 2023
Fierce battle between Military Council and 27th KIA Battalion in Mansi
Near Mung Hkawng village, Mansi township, Bhamo district, fierce fighting between the Military Council and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has...
February 23, 2023
Military Council troops demand ransom for 30 detained civilians in Hpakant...
Military Council troops arrested 30 civilians last week in Mhaw Si Sar village of Longhkin village tract, Hpakant Township, and detained them in the...
February 23, 2023
Junta troops torch around 250 houses in 3 Kanbalu villages in 3 days
The Military Council troops burned down a total of 248 houses in 3 villages in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region within 3 days, according to activists...
February 20, 2023
KIA and PDF attack hill-based camp in Hseng Taung with drones
According to people close to the Hpakant PDF, on the night of February 19, a joint force of KIA and PDF attacked the Military Council’s hill-based...
February 18, 2023
Locals call to end illegal, excessive logging in Katha, Indaw and Banmauk
Locals of Indaw and Banmauk townships in Katha District are demanding to stop excessive teak smuggling, carried out by Chinese and Myanmar...
February 18, 2023
Military Council abducts more than 30 civilians in Hpakant Jade mining...
On February 16, Military Council troops forcibly abducted more than 30 civilians in Hmaw Si Sar village, Lonekhin village-tract, Hpakant township,...
February 17, 2023
Locals call to end illegal, excessive logging in Katha, Indaw and Banmauk
Locals of Indaw and Banmauk townships in Katha District are demanding to stop excessive teak smuggling, carried out by Chinese and Myanmar...
February 16, 2023
Hpakant faces gasoline shortage as almost every filling station in town...
In Hpakant Township of Kachin State, almost all filling stations are closed, causing an acute shortage of gasoline, locals said. Almost all filling...