Kachin News Group

December 28, 2025
Election Day marred by gunfire and artillery blasts in Katha
December 17, 2025
KIO denies reports of secret rare-earth mining deal with India
December 10, 2025
Junta airstrike hits school in Katha
August 14, 2019
Kachin Villagers Plant Hundreds of Trees to Commemorate Thai Queen’s...
‘We thank the Thai king and queen. They gave a place to us,’ a villager from Ban Mai Samarkee said. Kachin people living in Thailand’s Chiang Mai...
August 12, 2019
TNLA Attacks Burma Army Camp in KIA Territory
According to KIA officials, the attack took place in a military-movement area of the KIA’s Battalion 2 under Brigade 10. The Ta’ang National...
August 12, 2019
Kachin Churches Close National Schools as Flu Spreads in Myitkyina
The church-sponsored schools have been closed as a precaution against the further spread of seasonal flu among students. The Kachin Baptist Church...
August 12, 2019
International Indigenous People’s Day Celebrated in Hpakant
The event was held to remind migrants of the existence of indigenous people in the jade-mining region. The Kachin Indigenous People’s Protection...
August 12, 2019
Youth Mission Brings Medical Aid to Remote Kachin Villages
This is the sixth year that the group has provided medical assistance to impoverished villagers during the rainy season. Youths from the A Lin Thet...
August 9, 2019
Kachin Villagers in Thailand to Plant Trees on Queen’s Birthday
Queen Sirikit visited the Kachin village of Ban Mai Samakee in northern Thailand on March 1, 1992. Kachin people living in northern Thailand will...
August 7, 2019
AA Denies Burma Army Report about Capture of Training Camp
The group denied it had a camp in the area, where clashes between the two sides have been frequent in recent weeks. The Arakan Army (AA) has denied...
KIO leader Gen Nban La and wife at the family prayer in Laiza on August 4, 2019
August 7, 2019
Prayer Service Held for KIO Leader
The service in honor of KIO Chairman Gen. Nban La marks more than half a century of service to the Kachin cause and other important anniversaries. A...
August 6, 2019
Kachin Farmer Reported Missing in Hpakant
The family of the missing man has requested help in locating him. Hpungjung La Seng, a farmer from the village of Maw-one in Kachin State’s Hpakant...
August 6, 2019
Locals Irked over Nighttime Closure of Myitkyina-Waingmaw Bridge
Residents of Waingmaw want to know why they can’t cross the bridge to the Kachin State capital at night. The lower house MP for Kachin State’s...
August 2, 2019
Abducted Chin Villagers Released by Arakan Army
In a statement, the AA said it released the villagers at their request. Dozens of Chin villagers who were abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) nearly six...
August 2, 2019
Kachin Rights Groups Call for Protection of Women in Conflict Zones
The rights activists also demanded transparency in the investigation of a murder that shocked many last month. Kachin human rights groups have held a...