Thousands in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina joined a rally on Monday demanding safe passage for displaced civilians trapped amid clashes between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
The KIO spokesman said, “They ransacked the compound under the pretext that they were searching for drugs. But this is not how one conducts a drug investigation.”
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Police in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina on Thursday morning cordoned off the Manaw festival grounds, where the Kachin National Conference was being held.
Electricity Kachin Lead Story News
Activists and members of the public in Myitkyina staged a protest on Tuesday against hydroelectric dam proposals as a workshop was being held in the Kachin State capital to discuss issues surrounding these often contentious developments.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News
Thousands rally in Myitkyina for the second time this week to demand an end to Burmese army offensives against ethnic armed groups in Kachin State and around the country.
Crime Lead Story Military News
Military news report says that a scuffle broke out as the four men tried to overwhelm the soldiers and seize their firearms, resulting in an unintentional discharge.
Kachin Lead Story Military News
A serviceman from the Burmese armed forces has shot and killed an 18-year-old university student in Myitkyina.
Kachin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Celebrated Burmese weather expert Tun Lwin warns that the Kachin capital could be hit by flooding and landslides caused by melting Himalayan glaciers.
Education Lead Story News Protest
A small group of Myitkyina University students stage a rally in solidarity with protests across the country opposing the National Education Law.
Kachin Lead Story News Peace Process
The KIO meets with a Burmese government delegation led by Minister Aung Min on Tuesday in Myitkyina, where they focused on finding a solution to the ongoing conflict in the region.
After being denied permission to stage a rally, thousands of ethnic Shans gather at a monastery to denounce the Kachin rebels for alleged human rights violations.
Ethnic civil rights groups echo UN special adviser Vijay Nambiar’s sentiment that this week’s round of peace talks in Myitkyina between ethnic groups and the Burmese government were fruitful and bode well for the future.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Video
A fresh round of peace talks kicked off in the Kachin state capital Myitkyina on Tuesday between the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and a Burmese government delegation.
The Kachin Independence Organisation reopened their liaison office in Myitkyina on Tuesday in accordance with the seven-point agreement the armed group signed with the government in May
As the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)’s delegation rolled into Myitkyina on Monday, thousands of supporters filled the streets to greet the rebel convoy
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