Kachin News Group

December 10, 2025
Junta airstrike hits school in Katha
December 9, 2025
Junta shelling in Hpakant kills three, including a minor
December 9, 2025
Nine civilians killed by junta airstrike in Momeik District
February 18, 2019
Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson: IDP Return Must Not Be Rushed or Militarized
KNG spoke with Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, the head of the Kachin Humanitarian Concern Committee (KHCC), on the challenges surrounding internally...
February 14, 2019
Families of Imprisoned Kachin Youth Leaders Accept Awards on Their Behalf
Three jailed Kachin activists received the Kachin Human Rights Award in Myitkyina, Kachin State, on Wednesday. Relatives of the individuals—Lum Zawng...
February 13, 2019
Imprisoned Youth Leaders Receive Kachin Human Rights Award
Three jailed youth leaders who led a campaign to free internally displaced people from Kachin State’s conflict zone last year have been selected to...
February 13, 2019
State Minister: Jade Pickers Must ‘Take Care of Themselves’
Kachin State’s recently appointed natural resources and environment minister Dashi La Seng said that it is the responsibility of jade miners to look...
February 13, 2019
Myitsone Protest Leader Fined
A leader in the campaign to permanently halt the Myitsone dam project in Kachin State was sentenced to pay a 10,000 kyat fine (just under US$6.50) by...
February 11, 2019
Kachin State Research Team Launches Report on Controversial Tissue Culture...
A local report on the impacts of Chinese tissue culture banana plantations in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township launched in Myitkyina on Thursday. The...
February 11, 2019
Kachin Political Leaders Meet Norwegian Delegation in Myitkyina
Kachin Political Leaders Meet Norwegian Delegation in Myitkyina on Feb. 8, 2019 In a meeting with Norway’s deputy head of mission to Burma on Friday...
February 11, 2019
Burma Govt, Four Northern Alliance Members to Meet
A delegation from the Burmese government will meet with four members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups this week, according to the...
February 8, 2019
Kachin State’s Natural Resources Minister Becomes Ethnic Affairs...
The former Kachin State minister of natural resources and the environment was appointed the chairperson of the state’s ethnic affairs committee in...
February 8, 2019
Jade Pickers Still Missing After Landslide in Hpakant
Two jade pickers have yet to be found after a landslide occurred on Monday in a mining block in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township. The incident...
February 8, 2019
Thousands Protest in Myitkyina, Calling for ‘Permanent Halt’ to Myitsone...
In the first demonstration on Myitkyina’s Manau grounds, around 7,000 locals demonstrated against the Myitsone hydropower dam, calling for a...
February 7, 2019
Kachin Institute Opens Learning Center in Myitkyina
The Kachin Democratic Institute (KDI) opened its first learning center in the state capital of Myitkyina on Tuesday. The center marks KDI’s fourth...