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
April 7, 2016
Kachin Parties Unite
Three Kachin political parties have agreed to merge. The Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP), the Kachin National Congress for Democracy (KNCD), and...
April 4, 2016
Clashes between Burma Army and KIA Battalion 12 in Mansi Township
Heavy clashes broke out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA) Battalion 12 in Nam Hpu in Mansi Township in southern Kachin...
March 31, 2016
Burma Army Clashes with KIA Battalion 37
A skirmish broke out between troops from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Battalion 37 and the Burma Army near Mannaung Village in Mongbaw,...
March 29, 2016
KIA and Burma Army Clash at Sisi Wong Hill
There was a skirmish between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) at Sisi Wong Hill in northern Shan State on the evening of 24...
March 28, 2016
KIA clashes with pro government militia in poppy growing area of Kachin...
Fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and those from a government backed People’s Militia Force broke out in Kachin state’s Kampaiti...
KIA Troops in Mongkoe Area
March 24, 2016
KIA Bombs Burma Army Column
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Battalion 36 targeted Burma Army Light Infantry Division (LID) 99 with a bomb near Pang Hseng (Kyu Koke) Town,...
March 22, 2016
Kachin CSOs Call for Halt of All Kachin State Dam Projects
Thirty Kachin State civil society organisations (CSOs) called for a permanent halt to all dam projects in Kachin State due to a lack of transparency...
March 15, 2016
PJS Leaders Unaware of Charges of Violence Against PJS
Leaders of the Christian Kachin-based anti-narcotic group Pat Ja San (PJS) said on 6 March that they were unaware that the group is being sued by U...
March 7, 2016
Burma Army Prepares for Military Offensive Against KIA
The Burma Army is preparing to launch a large military offensive codenamed ‘Operation Moe Pyar’ (Operation Sky-Blue) against the Kachin Independence...
March 1, 2016
Myitkyina Protests Against Attacks on Poppy Eradication Team
A protest march, against recent attacks on members of the opium eradication group Pat Ja San (PJS), was held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital...
NDA-K Border Guard Force Troops
February 25, 2016
Opium Eradication Group Members Injured in BGF Attack
Troops from the Burmese government’s Border Guard Force (BGF) injured three members of the unarmed Pat Ja San (PJS) opium eradication team when they...
September 25, 2015
Fighting Kills Three Villagers in Mansi Township, Kachin State
Three villagers were killed by fighting in Mai Hkawng village, in eastern Kachin State's Mansi Township, on the afternoon of Wednesday 23 September...