Kachin News Group

December 17, 2025
KIO denies reports of secret rare-earth mining deal with India
December 10, 2025
Junta airstrike hits school in Katha
December 9, 2025
Junta shelling in Hpakant kills three, including a minor
Roman Catholic Church Bombed by the Burma Army in Mong Ko
December 15, 2016
Burma Army Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mong Ko
The Burma Army bombed a Roman Catholic Church in Mong Ko Town in northern Shan State where it is fighting with the Northern Alliance.
December 2, 2016
Burmese Government Blocks Kachin Workshop in Myitkyina
The Burmese Government in Naypyidaw has refused permission for a Kachin public workshop to be held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, on 28...
November 22, 2016
KIO Forced to Shut Two Offices in China
The Chinese Government ordered the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) to shut down its liaison and anti-narcotic offices in Man Hai, China, just...
People protesting against the KIO/KIA in Myikyina
November 3, 2016
Anti-KIO Protest Held in Myitkyina
As public and religious organisations across Burma call on the Burma Army to halt its offensives a protest against the Kachin Independence...
General Zawng Hra
October 31, 2016
KIO Chairman Pessimistic on Chances for Peace
On the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), their Chairman, General Lanyaw Zawng Hra, warned in a speech...
October 18, 2016
KIO Says Army Offensives Undermine Peace Process
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) Central Committee released a statement on 8 October accusing the Burma Army of undermining the ongoing...
Burma Army launches air strikes against KIA positions
October 10, 2016
More Kachin State Air Strikes
The Burma Army launched its most intense air strikes to date in the area of the Kachin Independence Organisation’s (KIO) headquarters on 7 October.
Protesters demonstrating against Burma Army offensives in Kachin State
October 5, 2016
Protests Held Against Burma Army Kachin State Offensives
Residents of Mytkyina, the Kachin State capital, and Tanai staged demonstrations on 3 October to protest against the ongoing Burma Army offensives...
Burma Army aircraft attacking a KIA camp on 23 September
September 27, 2016
Burma Army Launches Air Strikes Against KIA Camps
Following two weeks of fighting between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State the Burma Army launched jet fighter and...
September 27, 2016
Kachin Drug Gang Beats Policemen
A drug gang beat Burmese Police after they arrested a major drug dealer of the Indawgyi area of Kachin State with alleged connections to high-ranking...
Burma Army soldiers raid Sar Maw IDP camp
September 26, 2016
Burma Army Raids Sar Maw IDP Camp
The Burma Army raided an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp located inside a Kachin Baptist church compound in Sar Maw Village on the Myitkyina...
Location of KIA and Burma Army bases near to the the Chinese border in Kachin State
September 19, 2016
300 Burma Army Soldiers Enter China Disguised as Civilians
About 300 Burmese soldiers wearing civilian clothes have allegedly entered China in small groups since 3 September as part of a planned offensive...