Kachin News Group

December 13, 2019
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
The Chinese government is reportedly pressuring three members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to withdraw their...
December 9, 2019
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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...