Myitkyina Journal
June 11, 2026
June 9 marked 15 years since renewed fighting began in Kachin State. Over that period, the number of war-displaced people has not declined but has...
June 10, 2026
Battalion 12 of Brigade 11 under the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) announced the indefinite closure of the Ngaroe–Shwegu Road and a major highway...
May 29, 2026
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) acknowledges and supports public opposition to the junta’s efforts to revive the Myitsone Dam...
May 27, 2026
University students and young people in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, launched a campaign protesting the junta’s efforts to restart the...
May 22, 2026
Locals are calling for decisive action against drug dealers operating openly and boldly in Mogaung Town, Kachin State. Town residents alleged that...
May 20, 2026
The junta’s efforts to rally public support for resuming the suspended Myitsone Dam project have extended to Putao, in the northernmost part of...
May 14, 2026
Some parents in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township, where military tensions are high, are using vehicles flying white flags to move to safer areas so...
May 11, 2026
According to records from the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU), 44 women including 8 girls under 18 were killed in junta attacks across Myanmar in April...
May 8, 2026
The construction of a major hydroelectric dam in the Myitsone area of Kachin State has been suspended for an extended period due to widespread...
April 21, 2026
In Laiza, Kachin State, home to the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA...
April 10, 2026
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) Vice Chairman General Sumlut Gun Maw called for unity in the revolutionary effort during a meeting with...
April 2, 2026
Domestic flights to Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, are scheduled to resume on April 5, Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) announced. According...
