Mizzima News | August 11, 2016 A skirmish broke out between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near the armed group’s Laiza headquarters on 7 August. After the Myanmar Army sent troops from the Shadan Pa [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 9, 2016 Burmese government forces have clashed with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the town of Kamaing, situated between Kachin State capital Myitkyina and the jade-rich township of Hpakant. No casualties [...]
By Htet Khaung Linn / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 1, 2016 It’s nearly dinner time at the dormitory in Maijayang and teachers are busy in the kitchen, while several teenagers are lounging on benches outside the building in [...]
By Phanida Khin Suu Kyi / Mizzima | July 29, 2016 The plenary meeting of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) being held in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State, will be extended for one more day because a number of issues [...]
By Pangmu Shayi / Kachinland News | July 20, 2016 The hype surrounding the upcoming national conference invoking the name “Panglong”, gives cause to hark back on the “first” Panglong Conference, and reflect on its place in the national [...]
Free Burma Rangers | July 12, 2016 The Burma Army is currently engaged in an escalating conflict in both northern Shan and Kachin states. The situation has left several dead, including a 22-year-old man killed by a landmine, and [...]
Kachinland News (KLN) | July 5, 2016 More Burmese army troops have been deployed near KIO’s administrative capital Laiza as tensions have escalated between Kachin Independence Army and Burmese Army. A KIA frontline officer said Burmese army made several [...]
Burma News International (BNI) | July 4, 2016 An all-inclusive summit for all ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) will be held at Maijayan in Kachin State before the 21st Century Panglong Conference according to leaders of EAOs who signed the [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 29, 2016 During her visit to Shan State last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, was prevented from traveling to areas in [...]
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 21, 2016 A serviceman from the Burmese armed forces shot and killed an 18-year-old university student in Myitkyina on Monday evening following an argument at a checkpoint. The victim [...]