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
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...
Kachin Baptist Bible School, Maw Hpawng village, Myitkyina, Kachin State
October 1, 2019
Authorities Raid Kachin Bible School in Myitkyina
Military and government authorities raided a Kachin Christian Bible school in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina in the early hours of September...
September 30, 2019
Internal Myanmar Migration to Kachin State Cause Concern for KSPP Party
The Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP), a newly formed opposition party has raised concerns about government policies that encourage the migration of...
September 25, 2019
Myanmar Ethnic Media Conference in Myitkyina Declared a Success
A three-day-long ethnic media conference was successfully held in Myitkyina the Kachin State Capital last week bringing together reporters from...
September 25, 2019
Kachin Peace Activist Seng Nu Pan Released from Myanmar Prison
Kachin peace activist Seng Nu Pan was released from Myitkyina prison on the morning of September 16th after finishing her 15-day prison term. She was...
Paw Lu at court in Myitkyina, Kachin state on Sep. 6, 2019
September 13, 2019
Kachin Peace Activist’s Jail Term Extended After Myitkyina Courtroom...
Paw Lu, a prominent peace activist in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina, was given an additional three months added to his original sentence for his...