Kachin News Group
March 29, 2020
Burma Army troops raided the headquarters of the Kachin Defense Army (KDA) east of Kutkai town in northern Shan State, and reportedly detained top...
March 28, 2020
Kachin civil society organizations (CSOs) want to cooperate with the government to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in villages across...
March 28, 2020
After rumours circulated markets would close soon due to the spread of covid-19 residents in Kachin State started panic shopping. Kachin State...
March 27, 2020
While checkpoints along the Thai-Burma border closed this week, traffic continues as usual along Burma’s border with China, local sources have said...
March 26, 2020
Myitkyina University in Kachin State postponed mid-term exams for students on Tuesday amid fears of spreading the coronavirus through large...
March 26, 2020
Plans for a controversial economic zone planned on the outskirts of Myitkyina has been suspended, civil society attendees told KNG after a meeting...
March 25, 2020
Villagers in Nam San Yang, who returned to the community from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps more than one year ago, have said that...
March 25, 2020
The Kachin State government does not have the authority to shut down border gates with China amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the state’s...
March 12, 2020
The Kachin National Congress (KNC) gathered in protest on Monday against an amendment of the election bylaw allowing guest domestic workers voting...
March 10, 2020
The Kachin State government moved this week to allow locals to engage in small-scale mining in Hpakant Township for what they say is the first time...
March 10, 2020
Two Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) were injured after they stepped on a landmine while trying to reach their farmland in Kachin State’s...
March 7, 2020
First Party Conference of Kachin State People’s Party on March 3-4, 2020, Myitkyina, Kachin State. In its first conference held from March 3-4, the...
