Kachin News Group

November 26, 2024
Junta Airstrike hits two Villages in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State
November 21, 2024
KIA Seizes Kan Paik Ti Town in Waingmaw Township
November 20, 2024
Junta Forces Prepare for KIA Attack on Kan Paik Ti Town
December 11, 2020
Authorities Will Take Action Against Trucks With Loads Exceeding...
An awareness campaign to educate truck drivers not to carry loads exceeding heights of 13 feet has been launched by the Kachin State government...
December 11, 2020
Youths Demand Connectivity in Northern Burma
Youth want internet connectivity in their township in northern Burma and access to more phone providers than MPT. Beset Jao Lyn told KNG that only 2G...
December 1, 2020
KSPP Brings Charges Against Three Individuals for Violating Election Law
The Kachin State People's Party (KSPP) has brought a legal case against three people who they say circulated false information about the party during...
December 1, 2020
Ethnic Political Parties in Kachin State Grapple With Electoral Losses
After the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) won the majority of votes across the country in Burma’s general election, ethnic parties in...
Interview
December 1, 2020
KSPP Chair and MP Elect: Federalism Must Come First
Dr. Manam Tu Ja, chairperson of the Kachin State People's Party (KSPP), was one of four KSPP candidates to win a parliamentary seat in Kachin State...
October 7, 2020
Villagers Want Myitsone Dam Permanently Stopped
Villagers displaced by the Myitsone Dam, suspended since 2011, want it permanently stopped so they can live on their land again. On September 30, the...
October 5, 2020
More than 1,000 Burma Army Soldiers, Police Apply to Vote in Mohnyin...
Nearly 1,300 Burmese soldiers and police officers have applied to vote in Mohnyin District in the country’s general election in November, the...
October 5, 2020
Citing Rising COVID-19 Rates in Burma, KIO Halts Travel Into Its Territory
The Kachin Independence Organization’s (KIO) COVID-19 response committee has ordered a stop to all entry into its territory as of October 1, due to...
October 1, 2020
Four Polling Stations for Burma Army Will Be Built in Puta-O District
The Election Commission (EC) for Puta-O District, located in northern Kachin State, announced that four polling stations will be designated for the...
October 1, 2020
Multiple Tatmadaw Soldiers Slain During Ambush in Muse District
At least 6 Tatmadaw soldiers were slain and 5 wounded while battling with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Muse District this Monday (September...
September 29, 2020
Govt Blocks Kachin Backpack Team from Providing Medical Assistance
The government is preventing the Kachin Backpack Health Worker Team (KBHWT) from providing essential medical services to remote areas of Burma’s most...
September 26, 2020
Ethnic Parties Struggle To Gain Supporters Amid Pandemic
After the government restricted campaigning to curb coronavirus transmissions during the country’s worst outbreak since the pandemic started, ethnic...