Kachin News Group

May 1, 2026
Gold mining pushes Hti Kha Stream in Machanbaw to the brink of...
April 29, 2026
Only a few of 32 detained by junta in Hpakant released
April 28, 2026
MNDAA agrees not to interfere in KIO administration in Namhpatkar
January 14, 2020
KWAT: No Justice in Burma Army’s Crimes in Northern Shan State
The Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand (KWAT) has released a report demonstrating how justice has yet to be served in crimes committed by the...
Women drag rehabilitation center in Mawsizar ward, Hpakant jade mine in Kachin State, northern Burma.
January 13, 2020
Hpakant Jade Cutting Workshop Recruits Women Recovering From Drug Addiction
A small workshop has been opened in Hpakant to train women recovering from drug addiction in the skill of jade cutting. The Kachin National...
A warplane flew over the KIO headquarters’ sky on Jan. 7, 2020.
January 10, 2020
Alleged Tatmadaw Fighter Jet Makes Multiple Flights Over KIO Headquarters
A fighter jet believed to belong to the Burma Army flew over the Kachin Independence Organization/Army’s (KIO/A) headquarters in Laiza on the Burma...
January 10, 2020
Govt Talks Explore Closure of Kachin IDP Camps
A national-level policy discussion on the resettlement of Kachin internally displaced people (IDPs) and the closure of IDP camps were held in...
January 10, 2020
Tatmadaw Attacks KIA Camp in Northern Shan State
The Burma Army fired multiple artillery shells at the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) military training camp in Hsenwi Township in northern Shan...
Kachin Manau Park, Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State
January 9, 2020
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to Attend Contested Kachin State Day...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will reportedly attend the 72nd Kachin State Day celebration this week after the event recently came under fire for...
Seng Nu Pan (left) and Paw Lu
January 9, 2020
Kachin Activists Given Freedom of Expression Award
Two Kachin youth activists working with Kachin internally displaced people (IDPs) have been chosen as recipients of the Freedom of Expression Award...
December 23, 2019
Gov’t, Northern Alliance Discussed Release of Detainees: Source
Representatives of the Burmese government and the four-member Northern Alliance discussed the possibility of releasing detainees held by both sides...
A joint press conference of KBC and Nippon at KBC office in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State on Dec. 21, 2019.
December 23, 2019
KHCC Prepares for Return of More than 3,000 Kachin IDPs
The Kachin Humanitarian Concern Committee (KHCC) is preparing to resettle a total of more than 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from 10...
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...