Kachin News Group

February 23, 2026
Junta launches airstrikes on five KIA-controlled areas in single day
February 23, 2026
Excessive gold mining in Putao District threatens environment and local...
February 19, 2026
Surge in KTV lounges in Putao since coup
September 8, 2020
LID 88 and KIA Clash in Muse
The Burma Army’s Light Infantry Division (LID) 88 and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Brigade 6 engaged in clashes in northern Shan State’s Muse...
September 8, 2020
KWAT Exposes Military’s ‘Failure’ to Protect People From Hpakant Landslide
In a new report, the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) highlighted what they say is the failure of the military to take responsibility for...
September 8, 2020
LID 88 and KIA Clash in Muse
The Burma Army’s Light Infantry Division (LID) 88 and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Brigade 6 engaged in clashes in northern Shan State’s Muse...
September 8, 2020
Only One Army Polling Station for Kachin State
In Kachin State, there will be only one army polling station, meaning most soldiers in the state will be voting at the same locations as regular...
September 1, 2020
Burma Army Clashes With MNDAA in Northern Shan State
The Burma Army’s Light Infantry Division (LID) 22 and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) engaged in intense clashes in northern...
August 28, 2020
PMF Beats Kachin Youth at Checkpoint in Hukawng Valley
A family of a Kachin youth, who was beaten by the Shahtuzup People’s Militia Force, (PMF) in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley, demanded the Northern...
August 28, 2020
Flyers ‘Insulting’ the NLD Circulated in Mansi Township
Flyers “attacking” the National League for Democracy (NLD) have been circulating along the Bhamo-Mansi highway in Kachin State’s Mansi Township. The...
Photo - Bawk Mai of Tarlawgyi IDP
August 27, 2020
Citing Flooding and Security Concerns, Kachin IDPs Demand New Resettlement...
Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) have objected to a government plan to resettle them to a village which they say is affected by severe...
August 20, 2020
Govt’s Kachin IDP Resettlement Program to Tentatively Start in September
Dabak IDPs recently checked the primary school at their replaced village in Waingmaw township, Kachin State before returning in September. Photo...
Mr. Chen Hai, Chinese ambassador to Myanmar
August 11, 2020
China Gives Burmese Govt More Than $500,000 for Kachin IDP Resettlement
China’s ambassador to Burma gave the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement 4 million yuan (US$574,209) last week to be used toward the...
Aung Myin Thar villagers’ recreational area in Chyinghkrang Hka stream, north of Myitkyina.
August 11, 2020
Villagers Re-Open Myitkyina Recreational Area After COVID-19 Closure
KNG — Villagers dependent on income from the Aung Myint Tha recreational area in Myitkyina, Kachin State, re-opened the site in recent weeks after a...
August 9, 2020
Few Checked Names On Voters’ Lists
Not many citizens of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, checked whether their names were included on voters’ lists. Despite this, the deadline...