Kachin News Group

December 17, 2025
KIO denies reports of secret rare-earth mining deal with India
December 10, 2025
Junta airstrike hits school in Katha
December 9, 2025
Junta shelling in Hpakant kills three, including a minor
Chinese tissue culture banana plantation in Waingmaw township, Kachin State, northern Burma
December 6, 2019
China-Backed Banana Plantations Linked to Undocumented Labor, Kachin State...
Kachin State authorities say they are having difficulty keeping track of migrant workers coming from China to work in agribusiness initiatives such...
November 25, 2019
Kachin Locals Stand to Lose Land to Namjim Industrial Zone
Locals have demanded an explanation as to why they are being dispossessed of their land by the Kachin State government in order to build the Namjim...
November 25, 2019
Pesticides Linked to Deadly Stream Pollution in Waingmaw
Pesticides in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township are polluting nearby streams and killing fish and livestock, locals say. Workers on the 3,000-acre...
Kachin and Rohingya minorities in Burma jointly demonstrated against Burmese leaders on May 8, 2017.
November 19, 2019
KNO Voices Support For International Prosecution of Burmese State
The Kachin National Organization (KNO) released a statement in support of the prosecution of Burma in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the...
US Ambassador Mr. Scot Marciel (center) met KSPP leaders in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state on Nov. 13, 2019.
November 19, 2019
KSPP Calls on US to Strengthen Presence in Kachin State
A Kachin political party representative has asked that the US open an official liaison office in Kachin State since China has done the same. The...
Kachin celebrate Thanksgiving in Kachin state, northern Burma
November 15, 2019
Kachin Communities Commemorate Thanksgiving As Conflict Continues
This week Kachin communities marked their gratitude for the harvest and celebrated Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving festival is locally known as Nlung...
Thanksgiving at Myitkyina prison on Nov. 10, 2019
November 14, 2019
Thanksgiving Event Held to Reach Out to Myitkyina Prisoners
A youth organization held a Thanksgiving event for inmates in a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Sunday as a way to provide hope...
Bilateral ceasefire talk between Northern Alliance and Burmese government in Kyengtong, Shan state on Sept. 17, 2019
November 13, 2019
Peace Talks Between Northern Alliance And Gov’t Stalled
It’s unclear when the next round of peace talks between the Northern Alliance and government will happen. Nothing has been decided yet, said Lamai...
Laiza, de facto capital of Kachin Independence Organization, northern Burma
November 10, 2019
Burma Army Launches Attack on KIO Administration Office
The Burma Army opened fire with heavy weapons directed toward the hilltop site of the Kachin Independence Organization’s (KIO) general administration...
October 28, 2019
KIO Commemoration Called Off Due to Burma Army Attack
KIA parade in its de fecto capital Laiza, Kachin State, northern Burma The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) could not hold an event to...
October 25, 2019
Amid Ceasefire Speculation, Kachin IDPs Ask If They Will ‘Need to Run...
Kachin people displaced by war have expressed concern about how a potential ceasefire between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the...
October 17, 2019
Fighting Between Burma Army, KIA Reignites in Kachin State
Fighting between the Burma Army and forces belonging to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) resumed on Monday in Kachin State’s Mohnyin Township...