Kachin News Group

February 23, 2026
Junta launches airstrikes on five KIA-controlled areas in single day
February 23, 2026
Excessive gold mining in Putao District threatens environment and local...
February 19, 2026
Surge in KTV lounges in Putao since coup
February 17, 2026
10 missing after Hpakant jade mine reservoir collapse
Around 10 people are missing after a mining reservoir collapsed in the Kuday Hmaw jade mining area of Hpakant Township, Kachin State. About 20...
February 14, 2026
Shwebo–Myitkyin Road closure leaves hundreds of vehicles stranded
Hundreds of vehicles, including passenger cars and trucks, have been stranded after the highway between Myitkyina, Kachin State’s capital, and Shwebo...
February 10, 2026
Clashes erupt in four Kachin State townships within a week
Over the past week, fighting has continued in Bhamo, Waingmaw, Hpakant, and Indawgyi townships in Kachin State between the junta and the resistance...
February 6, 2026
Calls mount to cut high tolls on Myitkyina–Putao Road
Drivers are urging the junta to reduce tolls at checkpoints along the highway connecting Putao Town and the Kachin State capital, Myitkyina. Some...
February 5, 2026
Fire at Chinese-operated gold mining site in Lang Se injures three Chinese
A fire broke out at a Chinese-owned gold mining site near Lang Se town in Tsawlaw Township, Chipwi District, Kachin State, injuring three Chinese...
February 4, 2026
Excessive gold mining under Bala Min Htin Bridge, citing flood prevention
Large-scale gold mining is taking place beneath Bala Min Htin Bridge, a landmark spanning the Ayeyarwady River in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin...
February 3, 2026
Civilians trapped amid fighting in Hpakant
Fighting is raging in Seikmu Township, part of Hpakant Township in Kachin State, leaving residents trapped, locals reported. Since January 30, junta...
January 29, 2026
High civilian casualties reported in Katha battle
Heavy fighting has erupted in Katha Town, Sagaing Region, bordering Kachin State, resulting in civilian casualties, though an accurate count remains...
January 28, 2026
KIO to prioritize environmental safeguards in rare-earth mining
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) said it has reached agreements with Chinese mining companies to explore ways to minimize environmental...
January 23, 2026
Casualties rise to 50 in Kawngjar Village airstrike
The number of civilians killed and injured in an airstrike carried out by the junta on Kawngjar Village in Bhamo Township, Kachin State, has risen to...
January 22, 2026
Half of Banmauk Town falls back into junta and SNA control
About half of Banmauk Town in Sagaing Region, near the border with Kachin State, which had previously been under resistance control, has now been...
January 20, 2026
Junta’s terror campaign in Kachin State kills 7 children, 10 women in one...
Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW) reported that terror attacks by the junta have claimed the lives of 7 children and 10 women in Kachin State over the...