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
Dr. Manam Tu Ja of KSPP leader (left) and Bawk Ja of UNFDP leader (right) at office of Kachin Nationals Consultative Assembly in Myitkyina on Dec. 20, 2019.
December 23, 2019
Another Kachin Political Party Merges with KSPP
The Union Nationalities Federal Democracy Party (UNFDP), a political party based in Kachin State, merged with the Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP...
KIA battalion 36 fighters who are resisting enemy Burmese troops in their territories in Muse township, northern Shan State, Burma.
December 22, 2019
Burma Army, KIA Clash in Northern Shan State
Troops from the Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) 36th Battalion engaged in a gunfire fight in the Mungbaw area of Muse Township in...
Paul Lu at in front of Myitkyina prison when he was released on Dec. 16, 2019.
December 18, 2019
Remaining Kachin Youth Activist Released From Myitkyina Prison
Kachin youth activist Paul Lu was released from a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Monday morning after serving a three-month...
December 13, 2019
Kachin Youth Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
The All Kachin Youth Union (AKYU) say that they endorse the charges brought against the Burmese state at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by...
The statement of three members of Northern Alliance released on Nov. 28, 2019.
December 10, 2019
China Pressures EAOs to Withdraw Statement Supporting ICJ Case Against...
The Chinese government is reportedly pressuring three members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to withdraw their...
December 9, 2019
Returned Kachin IDPs Prepare to Flee Again
The first displaced returnees to the Kachin village of Nam San Yang in Waingmaw Township are again preparing to flee after the Burma Army recently...
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...
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...