A rescue helicopter is on standby at the foot of Burma’s Himalayan glaciers, after a climbing team lost contact with base camp and has not been heard from for a week.
Kachin Lead Story Lifestyle News Sport
Sponsors of the Burmese mountaineering team, which on Sunday conquered Hkakabo Razisay, have lost communication with the expeditioners who are still on the icy Himalayan mountain.
Kachin Lead Story Lifestyle News
An eight-man team plant the Burmese flag on the icy peak of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia, which marks the tri-border of Burma, India and China.
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
The Burmese Army apologised to villagers displaced by recent clashes in Hpakant Township between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army.
More than 120 homes in Je Yang camp for IDPs in Burma’s Kachin State were relocated this weekend after a landslide killed five residents last Tuesday.
Kachin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
A family of five, including three children, were killed in a landslide triggered by a flood after several days of heavy rain in Kachin State.
Kachin Lead Story News Peace Process
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has reportedly requested the Burmese government forces hand over two of their soldiers captured late last month.
Kachin Land Lead Story Natural resources News
Two local Kachin women, who have been involved in anti-Myitsone dam activities, say they have had their rice rations cut by CPI, the Chinese backers of the Irrawaddy River hydropower project.
The battalion commander of a soldier who shot and killed a Kachin villager has tried to resolve the issue outside the law, said a family member of the dead man.
Kachin Lead Story News Refugees
Refugees are in dire need of adequate shelter in particular, said the Action Times Foundation, as continuing battles are waged between the government and rebel groups.
Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
A recent change in policy by the Chinese government, to stop giving loans to jade merchants, has affected trade at the world-famous jade market in Mandalay frequented by Chinese jewellers and tourists.
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.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
Despite peace talks scheduled for next week in Myitkyina, the Kachin rebels and Burmese govt forces continue to launch fierce assaults against each other.
Conflict Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Fourteen villagers seeking shelter in Lagat Yang displacement camp in Mansi, Kachin State, were arrested by Burmese soldiers on Saturday.
