| 单词 | Kachin |
| 例句 | Leading several thousands of his Church of Christ Lisu parishioners, he trekked to this Kachin valley and established a new church and mission compound on the banks of the Nam Lang River in Mulashidi. In Far-Flung Myanmar, a Land of Contradictions 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Government forces have been pounding ethnic rebels in Myanmar's northern Kachin state, displacing tens of thousands and testing the country's fast-growing friendship with the West. Freedom brings new challenges for Myanmar writers 2013-02-05T13:08:12Z Members of the Kachin Independence Army, an armed wing of the main Kachin political organization, the Kachin Independence Organization, were among the resistance forces taking part, he said. Myanmar resistance claims first capture of a district capital from the military government 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The Kachin Independence Army, one of the stronger ethnic armed groups, capable of manufacturing some of their own armaments, is an ally of the Three Brotherhood Alliance. Myanmar’s army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Fighting also spread in some areas in northern Kachin state, the northern part of Sagaing region, and Mogok township in Mandalay region. Senior Chinese official visits Myanmar for border security talks as fighting rages in frontier area 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "We are deeply concerned by reports of a Burma military attack on an internally displaced persons camp near Mung Lai Hkyet village in Kachin State on October 9," the U.S. US condemns Myanmar refugee camp strike, calls it 'military attack' 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “We strongly condemn this inhumane killing. This action causes resentment among the Kachin people,” he said. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Kachin media shared a series of graphic images on Facebook of destruction, which could not immediately be verified by Reuters. Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp - media, sources 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “I would say this is an act of genocide on our ethnic people,” Naw Bu, a colonel in the Kachin Independence Army, an insurgent group, said by telephone. Myanmar Military Kills 29 at Refugee Camp, Including Several Children 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Jade mining also plays a role in the decades-long struggle of ethnic Kachin rebel groups in Myanmar for greater autonomy. Rescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The accident occurred on Sunday in Hpakant in Kachin state, where a giant heap of excavated earth and rubble collapsed, dragging people into a nearby lake. Myanmar rescuers recover 22 bodies after a deadly landslide 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Kachin News Group, a local online news site, reported that more than 30 displaced persons were killed by the bombs dropped by jet fighters. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Khon Ja, a local activist with the Kachin Peace Network Civil society group told Reuters she had visited the local hospital and was told 29 people were dead and 59 wounded. Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp - media, sources 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z It also finances the Kachin Independence Army, an ethnic armed group. At least 30 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The region is now embroiled in an armed conflict between the Kachin Independence Army and the military which has driven many civilians into displacement camps in nearby townships. Rescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The region is now embroiled in an armed conflict between the military and the Kachin Independence Army that has driven many civilians into refugee camps and nearby townships. Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves more than 30 people missing, rescue official says 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z It was impossible to independently confirm details of the incident, though media sympathetic to the Kachin posted videos showing what they said was the attack’s aftermath, with images of dead bodies and flattened wooden structures. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z In October, a military jet attacked a concert, killing at least 50 civilians, singers and members of an ethnic minority insurgent force in Kachin State in the north. Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The mountainous town of Hpakant in the Kachin state is home to the world's biggest and most lucrative jade mines. At least 30 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z In October, military jets attacked a concert in Kachin State, killing at least 80 people, among them musicians who were performing onstage at the time. Airstrike in Rebel-Held Region of Myanmar Kills at Least 100 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z In October, at least 50 people were killed after air force jets dropped three bombs on a concert organised by an ethnic insurgent group in Kachin state. Myanmar military airstrike kills at least 53 - witnesses 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The Kachin are one of the stronger ethnic rebel groups and are capable of manufacturing some of their own armaments. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Samson, 65, the former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention in Myanmar, has denied the charges. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z One in September in the village of Let Yet Kone in central Myanmar hit a school, and another in October in the northern state of Kachin killed dozens attending a concert. Opinion | No fake election can disguise the violence and repression in Myanmar 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Last October, military jets bombed a concert in Kachin State and killed 80. In Myanmar, Atrocities Rise as Army Comes Under Pressure 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z "We condemn the Burma military regime's arrest and detention of prominent ethnic Kachin Christian leader Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. U.S. condemns Myanmar arrest, detention of Kachin Baptist leader 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The attack killed as many as 80 people, including Kachin officers and soldiers, along with singers and musicians, jade mining entrepreneurs and other civilians. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z He is being held at Myitkyina Prison in Kachin State, where he has not been allowed to receive visitors, according to his attorney and family members. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z On 23 October air force jets bombed a concert in Kachin State commemorating the anniversary of the start of the KIA insurgency. Myanmar: Air strikes have become a deadly new tactic in the civil war 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z According to the latest foreign ministry statement, some of the Kenyans in Myanmar appear to be in Kachin state, where rebel separatists are fighting the military - something that was hampering rescue efforts. The Kenyans lured to become unwitting 'love' fraudsters 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Weeks later, military jets targeted an outdoor concert in the northern Kachin state, which is controlled by an ethnic separatist group. Using Russian aircraft, Myanmar steps up strikes against rebels 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The larger ethnic rebel armies, including the Kachin and the Wa, refused to sign the ceasefire agreement. Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The town is under the control of the Kachin Independence Organization, an ethnic political group that has sought autonomy in Myanmar for decades. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Survivors say three huge explosions ripped through the large crowd which had gathered for the event, killing 60 people, including senior KIA commanders and a popular Kachin singer. Myanmar: Air strikes have become a deadly new tactic in the civil war 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z In one of the latest examples of violence, military jets bombed a concert in northern Kachin state on Oct. Myanmar's ethnic insurgents raise the pressure on military junta 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The junta denied that the airstrike killed civilians, saying instead that it had targeted known “enemies and terrorists,” including soldiers from the Kachin Independence Organization, which has long sought independence from Myanmar. Using Russian aircraft, Myanmar steps up strikes against rebels 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Military air strikes killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration last month of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organization. Amnesty: Fuel suppliers aiding Myanmar attacks on civilians 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The group’s military arm, the Kachin Independence Army, has long battled Myanmar’s military forces and controls more than half of Kachin State, which is predominantly Baptist. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Recent events in Myanmar, including a military air strike on Sunday that reportedly killed as many as 80 members of the Kachin ethnic minority, have heightened worries among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold special Myanmar talks 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The Sunday airstrike in northern Myanmar targeted the territory of ethnic Kachin rebels. Your Wednesday Briefing: Tensions Rise in the West Bank 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z A major in the Kachin Independence Army — the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organization — and other high-ranking officers were among those killed, said Col. Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The KIA has been fighting on and off for six decades for greater autonomy for the Kachin people. Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Samson also met with General Sumlut Gunmaw, the vice chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army, which resulted in the charge of unlawful association. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Eyewitnesses in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, say aircraft dropped three bombs on a concert organised by the KIA in Kansi village. Myanmar crisis: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels, reports say 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Context: The Kachin Independence Organization has long sought autonomy for Kachin State, which borders China and India and is well known for its lucrative jade trade. Your Wednesday Briefing: Tensions Rise in the West Bank 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The Kachin Independence Organization announced in a statement Tuesday that it would step up its military activities against the junta in retaliation for Sunday’s attack. Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z It was impossible to independently confirm details of the incident, though media sympathetic to the Kachin posted videos showing what was said to be the attack’s aftermath, with splintered and flattened wooden structures. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The third count stemmed from a prayer meeting the minister held last year by Zoom with young Kachin people living around Asia. Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets Six Years in Prison for Opposing Junta 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z This attack may be retribution, or a warning, from the military, over the support the Kachin insurgents have been giving to other armed groups in Myanmar formed to resist the coup. Myanmar crisis: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels, reports say 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Both sides have benefited from the amber trade, which is estimated at $1 billion a year by the Kachin Development Networking Group. Violent conflict in Myanmar linked to boom in fossil amber research, study claims 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Kachin State, which borders China and India, is well known for its lucrative jade trade, worth billions of dollars a year. Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Sunday’s celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization was held at a base also used for military training by the Kachin Independence Army, the KIO’s armed wing. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the junta’s spokesman, Zaw Min Tun, said Let Yet Kone village had been harboring members of the People’s Defense Forces and their allies from the Kachin Independence Army, an ethnic rebel group. In Myanmar, Grief and Fury After an Attack on a School 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Among those killed are believed to be four popular Kachin singers. Myanmar crisis: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels, reports say 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Most Myanmar amber mines are in the northern state of Kachin, where the Kachin Independence Army and the Myanmar government military have been battling in armed conflict since the 1960s. Violent conflict in Myanmar linked to boom in fossil amber research, study claims 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The jade business is largely controlled by the military and its crony companies, but the Kachin rebels also extract revenue from the miners. Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for the Kachin Artists Association told The Associated Press by phone that military aircraft dropped four bombs on the celebration at about 8 p.m., according to members of the group who were there. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z She fled to Laiza, a town in rebel-held territory in Kachin State, where she volunteers as a People’s Defense Force paramedic. Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Dahua cameras were installed this year in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin, a region of ethnic unrest, one source said, adding that the government of Hpa-an city has begun early discussions about a camera system. Exclusive: Myanmar's junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Spokespeople for two major ethnic minorities, the Kachin and the Karen, indicated no immediate interest in the offer. Myanmar’s ruling military offers minorities new peace talks 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Small demonstrations took place on Tuesday, including in Mandalay and Kachin state, where some protesters carried signs telling Prak Sokhonn he was not welcome, images posted by activists on social media showed. Frustration in Myanmar over ASEAN envoy's peace mission 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Between 300 and 500 people were in attendance and a Kachin singer and keyboard player were among the dead, said the spokesperson, who asked not to be identified because he feared punishment by the authorities. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z There has been serious but sporadic fighting in Kachin State in northern Myanmar for a few years, he said, “but what I saw in Karenni I had not seen in Burma before.” Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z The accident occurred Monday night in Kachin state’s Hpakant township, a remote mountainous region at the center of the lucrative jade mining industry. Landslide at Myanmar jade mining site kills at least 15 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The coup has revived bitter enmities between the Tatmadaw and some ethnic minority armies, such as the Kachin Independence Army and the Karen National Union, which fought the military for decades. Explainer: Stalemate in Myanmar as post-coup crisis drags on 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Local media reported ongoing violence on Monday, with at least six bombings believed to have been carried out by resistance forces in Yangon, and another at a police station in Myitkyina in northern Kachin state. Myanmar takeover anniversary marked by strike, int’l concern 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Those killed also included Kachin officers and soldiers, musicians and jade mining business owners and other civilians, he said. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z I belong to the Kachin ethnic minority group. Opinion | In Myanmar, we’re looking back on a year of trauma since the coup 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z She has trained as a midwife and has led a life of service for the past 20 years, recently looking after Covid patients in Myanmar’s Kachin state. BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year? 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z With up to 70 years of combat experience, groups such as the Kachin in the north and the Karen in the east have the potential to put extra pressure on the government. Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Students at Ei Thinzar Maung’s high school in Mandalay called her “rebel” when she first arrived from Kachin state, a border region where war between Myanmar’s army and ethnic insurgents has raged for years. Chased and jailed: No rest and much danger for Asia's young revolutionaries 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z They also included at least 10 Kachin military and business VIPs sitting in front of the stage, and cooks working backstage, he added. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “Solidarity within and across ethnic and religious communities is at a sobering height. In Kachin state, the inter-tribal tensions which we witnessed up until even before the coup hardly exist now.” US urges UN Council to press Myanmar to return to democracy 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z After the military takeover, aid groups stopped coming to a camp for 1,000 displaced people in Kachin state, a women’s advocate says. In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z A flareup in fighting around the mines in Hpakant, in remote Kachin state, also is adding to instability in the border region, independent research group Global Witness said in its report. Myanmar junta gains hold on jade profits as fighting flares 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The fighting, including government air strikes, has forced tens of thousands of villagers to flee their homes in Karen state, close to the Thai border, and also seen clashes in Kachin state in the north. UN envoy asks Thai leader’s aid in ending crisis in Myanmar 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z The Kachin News Group, a media outlet sympathetic to the KIO, reported the same number of casualties and said government security forces blocked the wounded from being treated at hospitals in nearby towns. Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 60 at celebration 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Protesters in the biggest city Yangon carried a banner saying "Yangon strikes for complete removal of the enemy", while demonstrators in Hpakant in northern Kachin State marched chanting "the revolution must prevail". Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Since February, however, government doctors have come to Kachin to provide care and train others in emergency medicine, says the founder, who spoke anonymously to avoid retaliation. In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Now, with people in Kachin protesting against the coup, antagonisms are deepening, said David Dapice, an expert on Southeast Asia at Harvard University’s Ash Center. Myanmar junta gains hold on jade profits as fighting flares 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z In practice, at least for the time being, the guerrilla armies of the Kachin in the north and the Karen in the east will fight as they always have, to protect their own territory. 100 days in power, Myanmar junta holds pretense of control 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z There is now daily fighting between the government and the military forces of the Karen and the Kachin. Myanmar’s Karen insurgents burn another government outpost 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The two most important are the Kachin in the north and the Karen in the east, both of which are actively engaged in combat with the government’s military forces. Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z On May 8, hundreds of miles away in northern Kachin state, a doctor was arrested, tied up and also fatally shot in the head while passing a military base. In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z The claim by the Kachin Independence Army came as demonstrations against Myanmar’s military government continued in Kachin state and elsewhere in the country. World Digest: May 3, 2021 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z As fighting intensifies, tens of thousands have been displaced nationwide, particularly in Karen territory and in the north, where the Kachin Independence Army is making inroads against the Tatmadaw. ‘Now We Are United’: Myanmar’s Ethnic Divisions Soften After Coup 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The bigger ethnic groups supporting the protest movement are the Kachin in the north and the Karen in the south. UN says conflict in Myanmar impedes its humanitarian aid 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Details of the fighting in both the Kachin and Karen areas were not possible to independently verify. Myanmar airstrikes on ethnic forces reported on 2 fronts 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z On Saturday, fighters from the Kachin Independence Army attacked an air base in the north with rockets, one of which hit a nearby village house, injuring one person, the Mizzima news agency reported. Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit on first foreign trip since coup 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Government offenses are underway against the Kachin and the Karen, another ethnic minority in eastern Myanmar that maintains an armed force and has been the target of airstrikes. World Digest: May 3, 2021 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Their report also said Kachin forces on Monday staged a successful attack to drive away a Myanmar military force guarding a bridge on a major road. Myanmar’s ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Tension abounds over how the Bamar share power and national identity with the remaining major ethnic groups such as the Shan, Karen, Rakhine, Kachin and Chin. Myanmar accelerates toward a civil war of 'unprecedented scale' 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Lu Lu Aung, who hails from the Kachin ethnic group, said she participated in protests, but stopped as it was now too dangerous. Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z A KIA soldier cited by Kachin Liberation Media said the attack happened on Wednesday afternoon. Myanmar protesters defy crackdown as U.N. envoy warns of 'imminent bloodbath' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The Kachin Independence Army, the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organization, attacked a police station in Kachin state’s Shwegu township before dawn in Wednesday, local outlets The 74 Media and Bhamo Platform reported. Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Such campaigns have been unleashed most notoriously against Rohingya Muslims, but they have also targeted other ethnic groups, like the Karen, the Kachin and the Rakhine. Inside Myanmar’s Army: ‘They See Protesters as Criminals’ 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Fighting also erupted on Sunday between another armed group, the Kachin Independence Army, and the military in the jade-mining area of Hpakant in the north. More Myanmar violence reported as activists seek help from ethnic groups 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Fighting erupted on Sunday between another armed group, the Kachin Independence Army, and the military in the jade-mining area of Hpakant in the north. Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Last week, the Kachin Independence Army, which represents the Kachin of northern Myanmar, launched a surprise strike against the Tatmadaw. ‘I Will Die Protecting My Country’: In Myanmar, a New Resistance Rises 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z After one Kachin attack in mid-March, the military retaliated with a helicopter attack on a Kachin base. Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The bridge was described as connecting the rail line from Mandalay to Myitkyina, the capital of the northern state of Kachin. Myanmar civilian leader vows ‘revolution’ against junta 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z The bridge was described in multiple accounts as being on the rail line from Mandalay to Myitkyina, the capital of the northern state of Kachin. 4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Reports from Kachin, the northernmost state, said guerrilla forces from the Kachin ethnic minority attacked a government base on Thursday and were in turn attacked. Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Such practices have long been common in Kachin and Shan states, human rights groups say. ‘It’s Better to Walk Through a Minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s Army Speak 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy newspaper said the victims were shot in the head during protests in Kachin state. World Digest: March 8, 2021 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z A group from 74 Media in northern Kachin State livestreamed their own arrest. Myanmar: The revolution will be Facebook-lived 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The activists had said asylum-seekers were among those who were set to be deported, including from the Chin, Kachin and people who came to Malaysia fleeing conflict and persecution at home. EU, U.S. concerned over Malaysia's deportation of Myanmar nationals 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The armed wing of the Kachin political movement is the Kachin Independence Army, or KIA. Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Rights groups also say that asylum seekers from the minority Chin and Kachin communities, who are fleeing persecution, are among those being deported. Malaysia deports Myanmar nationals despite court order 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Refugee groups say asylum seekers from the minority Chin, Kachin and non-Rohingya Muslim communities fleeing conflict and persecution at home are among those being deported. Malaysia prepares to deport Myanmar asylum seekers and detainees despite outcry 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Police used force for a second day Friday to arrest protesters in Myitkyina, the capital of the remote northern state of Kachin. Myanmar anti-coup protesters honor woman shot dead by police 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z She was marching in a large contingent of the Kachin ethnic group, wearing colorful traditional clothing. Burmese in Japan march in protest of military coup 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z It warned the government against using lethal force to break up anti-coup protests in the Kachin capital, Myitkyina, where two demonstrators were killed this week. Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z In Waimaw, in Kachin state, crowds carried flags and sang revolutionary songs. Hundreds of thousands protest in Myanmar as army faces crippling mass strike 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Over 20 ethnic groups have been fighting the military over control of predominantly ethnic-minority borderland areas, including Shan, Kachin, Karen and Rakhine states. Amid coup, uncertainty over Myanmar’s fragile peace process 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z “We must all cooperate to achieve peace and to build a democratic federal system,” Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson, a community leader from the Kachin ethnic minority, told the Irrawaddy news journal. Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z “Making peace and reconciliation is much easier with ethnic groups, but she only tried with the military,” said Tu Ja, chairman of the ethnic Kachin State People’s Party. How a Human Rights Angel Lost Her Halo 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z It also cancelled the election in parts of other conflict-hit states, including Shan and Kachin, saying that some areas were "not in a position to hold a free and fair election". Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi's party wins majority in election 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Voting was cancelled in large parts of conflict-hit states including Rakhine, Shan and Kachin - home to many ethnic minorities - as officials cited security concerns. Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi win expected as vote count begins 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z “When the Myanmar military was coming, ethnic Shan, Kachin, Mon, Karen and others would run into the jungle,” said Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division. Amid coup, uncertainty over Myanmar’s fragile peace process 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The cancellations, which were ordered in parts of Rakhine, Kachin, Kayin, Mon and Shan states, were explained by the election commission as necessary because of unrest in the areas. As Myanmar prepares to vote, a COVID-19 outbreak is exposing the country's meager progress 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Treasury Department sanctioned for “their involvement in ethnic cleansing in Burma’s Rakhine State and other widespread human rights abuses in Burma’s Kachin and Shan States.” Amnesty Report: Businesses supporting Myanmar abuses 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The 21-year-old was hard at work in one of the world's largest jade mines, in Kachin State in northern Myanmar. The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar's mines 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z It also cancelled the election in parts of other conflict-hit states including Shan and Kachin, saying that some areas were "not in a position to hold a free and fair election". Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi win expected as vote count begins 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z The rights group says the trade is worth billions of dollars a year, funds it says fuel armed conflict between government troops and ethnic Kachin rebels fighting for greater autonomy for the region. More bodies to be buried in mass grave after Myanmar jade mine landslide 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The military is in constant conflict with rebel groups in the region, including the Kachin Independence Army, which is seeking self-rule and is said to extract its own revenues from mining operations. ‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The disaster occurred after a heavy rainstorm in Hpakant township in Kachin State, where miners labor in notoriously hazardous conditions to produce jade worth billions of dollars. Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 162 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Deadly landslides occur almost every year during the rainy season at the vast mines in Kachin state. The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar's mines 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Some reports say that dozens more may be buried at the site in the Hpakant area of Kachin state. Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills dozens 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Myanmar supplies 90% of the world’s jade, the vast majority of which is exported to neighbouring China, which borders Kachin state. More bodies to be buried in mass grave after Myanmar jade mine landslide 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Most of the recent drug raids were in a region of northeastern Shan State controlled by the Kaungkha militia, an ethnic Kachin force that is aligned with the Myanmar army. Raids Reveal Massive Fentanyl Production in Myanmar 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Kachin is Myanmar’s northernmost state and borders China and India. Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 162 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Most of the jade mined in the Kachin state is believed to end up across the border in China. The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar's mines 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z The group is informally referred to by this name, because they are believed to have inspired the Christian anti-drug movement Pat Jasan, whose vigilante methods in Kachin State have drawn criticism. ‘They're fearless’: the women battling to free Myanmar from meth 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The fossil — which was found in Kachin state in northern Myanmar and dated to 99 million years ago — is exceptionally well preserved for a specimen of its size, O’Connor says. This miniature skull belonged to a 2-gram dinosaur 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z On January 16th, Facebook users received an error message when posting in Jinghpaw, a language spoken by Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin and written with a Roman alphabet. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z But the main rebel group in the region, the Kachin Independent Army, also finances its operations from the jade trade. Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 162 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z “Myanmar must address the root causes of its conflicts, in Rakhine State, but also in Kachin and Shan States,” the EU members said. UN takes no action on order against Myanmar on Rohingyas 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z In early 2014, the Kachin Baptist Church invited Ester and her group to share their experiences in several towns, including the state capital Myitkyina. ‘They're fearless’: the women battling to free Myanmar from meth 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “Everyone, the Burmese, the Chinese, they all want what is in our soil,” said Daw Doi Bu, an ethnic Kachin activist and former lawmaker. Myanmar Unrolls a Welcome Mat for China, but Not All the Way 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “For the Kachin, there are forces looking to monitor any expressions of resistance against the state’s narratives,” said Kachin resident Ja Htoi Pan. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Mine collapses occur frequently in the jade mining region of Kachin State. Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 162 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Fighting in the borderlands has escalated and groups such as the Shan and Kachin also accuse the military of atrocities. Suu Kyi’s loyalists rally for Myanmar leader before genocide trial 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z A Christian ethnic Kachin nurse in her 60s, she says she has nowhere else to keep the haul. ‘They're fearless’: the women battling to free Myanmar from meth 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “Only Chinese employees are hired for their projects,” said Mr. Hkalam Samson, of the Kachin Baptist Convention. Myanmar Unrolls a Welcome Mat for China, but Not All the Way 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z For the Kachin, a predominantly Christian minority living in the northernmost state of the Buddhist-majority country, feelings of oppression are strong. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The two-lane road skirts a deep ravine known as the “Valley of Death,” where ethnic Kachin rebels from the Kaung Kha paramilitary group clashed for decades with Myanmar’s army. Special Report: The hunt for Asia's El Chapo 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Samson is the president of the Kachin Baptist Convention and a leading rights advocate for the Kachin ethnic people, who are predominantly Baptist and live in northern Myanmar. After Meeting With Trump, a Myanmar Clergyman Could Be Prosecuted 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z It continues in Kachin and Shan states today, the fact-finding mission said. Rohingya mark two years of refugee crisis 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Kachin is one of three states that are expected to receive Chinese investment pledges during Mr. Xi’s trip. Myanmar Unrolls a Welcome Mat for China, but Not All the Way 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The Myanmar government does not officially recognize the Kachin national flag or allow it to be raised at state-sponsored events, replacing it with their own version. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In an earlier report, the U.N. mission documented other major abuses in Rakhine since 2016, including widespread killings and torching of villages, and found that similar abuses were carried out in Kachin and Shan states. UN report condemns sexual violence by Myanmar military 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The military and the Kachin Independence Army have been fighting on and off for decades. After Meeting With Trump, a Myanmar Clergyman Could Be Prosecuted 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “They explained to us not only about dams but also about things that they arranged for the local villagers,” said Tin Aye, a regional NLD lawmaker from Kachin, who joined Aung Shin’s delegation. Silk Road sweeteners: China woos Myanmar's NLD with junkets 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Kachin, which shares a border with China’s Yunnan province, is a strategic area for China’s belt and road initiative, a global development strategy that includes a multi-billion pound China-Myanmar economic corridor. 'We're not afraid to lead': Myanmar’s displaced find a new voice 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Facebook’s decision to ban the pages of four ethnic armed groups, including the Kachin Independence Army, and all related praise, support, and representation in February 2019 still holds, despite local outcry. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The jade hub of Hpakant, in Kachin state in northern Myanmar, is frequently hit by deadly accidents, despite government pledges to clean up the lucrative mining industry. World Digest: July 28, 2019 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Wearing a traditional Kachin coat and cap, he asked Mr. Trump for help in bringing democracy to Myanmar and thanked him for the new sanctions. After Meeting With Trump, a Myanmar Clergyman Could Be Prosecuted 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z China's former ambassador to Myanmar, Hong Liang, visited the area in December last year and claimed afterwards that the Kachin people did not oppose the resumption of the dam. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The northern state of Kachin was the worst affected, with 14,000 people forced from their homes near the banks of the Ayeyarwady river. Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z “Sooner or later, Facebook is going to systematically monitor ethnic users” Yet many Kachin are concerned about the ways the technology will be used. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Citing the army's broader conduct, including in Kachin, another U.N. fact-finding report called for Myanmar's top generals to be investigated for genocide and crimes against humanity. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Despite the prospect of being jailed for months or years, Mr. Samson said the legal process was a big improvement over decades of military impunity in ethnic areas such as Kachin State. After Meeting With Trump, a Myanmar Clergyman Could Be Prosecuted 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Then in June, a group of Chinese experts tried to reassure lawmakers in the Kachin parliament about the dam's environmental impact. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Police said the landslide in Kachin state was so great it created a "mud lake" that engulfed the workers' living quarters along with some 40 vehicles. Myanmar landslide buries over 50 miners 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z But it remains to be seen how well versed those board members will be in the concerns of smaller minority groups such as the Kachin. Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The fossils come from conflict-ridden Kachin state in Myanmar, where scientists can't inspect the geology for clues to the fossils' age and environment. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Kachin State is believed to hold the world’s largest reserve of jade, a source of tremendous profit for companies controlled by the Tatmadaw. After Meeting With Trump, a Myanmar Clergyman Could Be Prosecuted 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z For the local people of Kachin, this is about more than the economics. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The region is also enmeshed in an armed conflict between the government and ethnic rebels from the Kachin Independence Army. 50 believed dead in mudslide at Myanmar jade mine 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z The accident occurred Monday in the Hpakant area of Kachin state. Myanmar lawmaker: 50 believed dead in mudslide at jade mine 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z In Kachin, rival political factions compete for the profit yielded by amber and other natural resources. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “Myanmar and Chinese authorities are looking away while unscrupulous traffickers are selling Kachin women and girls into captivity and unspeakable abuse,” said Heather Barr, women’s rights co-director at Human Rights Watch. Kachin women from Myanmar 'raped until they get pregnant' in China 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Around her, Myanmar tourists who paid a small amount of money to hire local Kachin traditional dress from stalls above the river, take photos. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The groups that the company is kicking off its platform are the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Kachin Independence Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army. Analysis | The Technology 202: Trump gives almost no air time to technology in State of the Union address 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z One group, the Kachin Independence Army, is one the strongest of the country’s insurgent groups and occupies territory in the north. Facebook targets 'dangerous' armed groups in latest Myanmar bans 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Then, during a cease-fire in the late 1990s, a small Canadian company started to mine amber in Kachin. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Many of the Kachin women are trafficked out of Myanmar by their relatives, friends or people they trust; in one case a woman was betrayed by someone from her bible study class. Kachin women from Myanmar 'raped until they get pregnant' in China 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In 2011, construction work on a massive dam project in Myanmar's restive Kachin state was halted after large protests. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z But trust in Suu Kyi among minorities evaporates as the military launches offensives that drive thousands of people, most of them Kachin, from their homes. Special Report: Fading Icon - What happened to Aung San Suu Kyi? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z A judge in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state, found two men and a woman guilty of defamation, sentencing them to six months in prison and a fine of $320 each. World Digest: Dec. 7, 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Airstrikes and roadblocks followed, and Myanmar's army has since pried away the amber mining areas from the Kachin Independence Army. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z All came from, and had returned to, Myanmar’s northern Kachin state or neighbouring Shan state, where the ethnic Kachin have been fighting the government for decades. Kachin women from Myanmar 'raped until they get pregnant' in China 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy is often described as the lifeblood of Myanmar, and the Myitsone area is believed to be the birthplace of the Kachin people, after whom the state is named. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The Kachins, headhunters of Myanmar, regularly combed the jungles. The lesson from this missionary’s death? Leave the Sentinelese alone | Ajay Saini 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Violence has risen as well in the Christian Kachin community, with horrific tales of church burnings, mass killings, and persecution. Burma doubles down on claims to justify treatment of Rohingya minority 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z In Kachin, four ethnic parties are competing under the banner of the Kachin Democratic Party, after a recent merger that resulted from five years of negotiation, according to its leader, Gumgrawng Awng Hkam. Myanmar by-elections a test for leader buffeted by crises 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Once, it wrote about a military victory in Myanmar’s Kachin State before the news became public. A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z It is one of the world's longest-running civil wars, and Kachin independence leaders viewed the dam as a direct threat to their people and their livelihoods. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The investigators and their staff spent 15 months examining the conduct of Myanmar’s military and other armed groups in the states of Rakhine, Shan and Kachin, following years of reports of human rights abuses. ‘Tied to trees and raped’: UN report details Rohingya horrors 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z “Please don’t do this!” she begged in Kachin - a language only she understood. Myanmar woman escapes Chinese captors after 6 years 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Eventually, a woman answered in Kachin - a language she had not heard in years. 6 Years Gone: Myanmar woman escapes brutal China captivity 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The military's campaign became the main focus of the investigation, which also looked into rights abuses in Kachin and Shan states. Blow by blow: How a 'genocide' was investigated 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The U.N. investigators, who also documented abuses Kachin and northern Shan states, recommended that top generals be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes. Myanmar aid restrictions 'could be war crime', says rights group 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Human rights group Fortify Rights said civilians displaced by the Kachin violence suffered “increased food insecurity, avoidable health-related deaths, poor living conditions, and protection concerns” due to the lack of essential aid. Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Until one day a woman answered in Kachin - a language she had not spoken or heard in years. Myanmar woman escapes Chinese captors after 6 years 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The Myu Shayi women’s group says the average number of known victims from Kachin state has jumped from about 35 annually to 50 last year. 6 Years Gone: Myanmar woman escapes brutal China captivity 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It found “patterns of gross human rights violations and abuses committed in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan state” that “undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law,” a statement announcing the report’s findings said. U.N. report calls for Myanmar generals to be prosecuted for genocide, war crimes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, “scorched earth” operations by the military against Kachin and Shan ethnic minorities in northern Myanmar revealed similar patterns of attacks and sexual violence against civilians, the panel said. Myanmar Generals Should Face Genocide Charges Over Rohingya, U.N. Says 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The investigators said Myanmar authorities “frequently and arbitrarily denied” humanitarian aid to civilians in Kachin. Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The idea was simple: try to reach anyone who spoke Kachin. Myanmar woman escapes Chinese captors after 6 years 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Khin Hlaing was specifically sanctioned for his role in Shan state, in the country’s north, in actions against ethnic Kachin and Chinese minorities. U.S. sanctions Myanmar military commanders and units for their role in ‘ethnic cleansing’ 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z To the north of Shan State, for example, among jade, amber and gold mines, it is the Kachin Independence Army trading fire with government troops. Special Report: Dangerous News - How two young reporters shook Myanmar 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z A cease-fire between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army, the main ethnic guerrilla force in Kachin State, fell apart in 2011. Dozens Swept Away in Myanmar Landslide While Hunting for Jade 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z A police officer in Hpakant Township in Kachin state said Sunday that 15 bodies were retrieved from the accident site near Lonekhin village but a search was ongoing for more. Accident at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 15 scavengers 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z But in June 2011, fighting erupted between the army and rebels from an ethnic minority called the Kachin. Myanmar woman escapes Chinese captors after 6 years 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The four specimens provide a record of life in the forests of what is now Kachin State, Myanmar during the Cretaceous. Frogs surface after 99 million years 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z An offensive against the mostly Christian Kachin people near Burma’s northern border is underway, backed by aircraft and artillery. Opinion | Burma’s crimes against humanity went unpunished. No wonder it’s at it again. 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “Jade mining fuels ethnic conflict in Kachin because there are many interests involved,” Mr. Tin Soe said. Dozens Swept Away in Myanmar Landslide While Hunting for Jade 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Additionally, the State Department said authorities in Myanmar were “doubling down” against ethnic minorities with a new campaign against the largely Christian minority in Kachin state. Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The campaign against the Kachin, a mostly Christian minority in Myanmar’s remote northern mountains, reflects an accelerated effort to pummel recalcitrant militias that refuse to sign on to a national cease-fire agreement... Myanmar Military Targets Other Ethnic Groups After Driving Rohingya Out 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, a charity, says that soldiers use civilians as human shields and minesweepers. Myanmar’s government sits by while the army goes on the offensive 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z For centuries, the Kachin, who number about 1,600,000, lived in relative peace in the northern Myanmar mountains near the border with China. ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z “Maybe you heard about the Kachin or the Karen?” the commander told the Rohingya leaders, referring to two other ethnic minorities living in Myanmar, Mr. Hossain said. ‘We’ll Turn Your Village Into Soil’: Survivors Recount One of Myanmar’s Biggest Massacres 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The United Nations estimates that 100,000 civilians remain displaced in both Kachin and Shan states as a result of that fighting, the report said. Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But the 10,000-strong Kachin rebels say the recent fighting is the most intense since they started battling the government for greater autonomy in the early 1960s. Myanmar's northern offensive against rebels sparks youthful revolt 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Outraged by the army’s belligerence, a group of Kachin youths held protests in Myitkyina. Myanmar’s government sits by while the army goes on the offensive 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “What we are seeing in Kachin state over the past few weeks is wholly unacceptable, and must stop immediately,” Yanghee Lee, the UN’s human rights expert for Myanmar, said last week. ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z But Kachin support for Suu Kyi and her party has so far failed to pay a dividend, with the military still flexing its constitutionally ensured powers over security and border affairs. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z An official in Kachin state’s Hpakant township says the Friday morning accident also left six people injured and an unknown number believed missing. Waste landslide at Myanmar jade mining site kills 14 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Most ethnic Kachin are also against the KIA joining the deal. Myanmar's northern offensive against rebels sparks youthful revolt 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The arrival of the monsoon next month is likely to be more help to anguished Kachins. Myanmar’s government sits by while the army goes on the offensive 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z But there is another reason the military wants control of Kachin. ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z “We are hearing that the Kachin rebels have been pretending their civilians and that’s why we have to verify the civilians very carefully,” he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said the situation in Kachin state “is wholly unacceptable, and must stop immediately.” UN expert expresses grave concern over Myanmar fighting 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The team said in March that it found evidence of human rights violations against the Kachin, Shan and Rohingya minorities “in all likelihood amounting to crimes under international law.” UN Security Council delegation visiting northern Rakhine 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Across Kachin and northern Shan state, an estimated 120,000 people are displaced by the fighting. Thousands flee near Myanmar-China border 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Between 50% to 80% of jade is smuggled across the Chinese border, with little going to the government and even less to Kachin communities. ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z “Stopping the minister and Christian leaders from rescuing those civilians shows that the army is more powerful than the civilian government,” said Lagang Zegyung, a lawmaker representing Kachin state. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Heavy combat continues intermittently in areas settled by the Kachin and the Shan, who insist they want a comprehensive political solution before laying down their arms. Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding impossible 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The Fact-Finding Mission said it found evidence of human rights violations against the Kachin, Shan and Rohingya minorities “in all likelihood amounting to crimes under international law.” Myanmar says UN findings on human rights lack credibility 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Fortify Rights called for Myanmar to investigate and hold anyone found responsible to account in the case of the two Kachin men. Myanmar probes grave after soldiers seen detaining men 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z On the outskirts of the neutral Kachin city of Myitkyina, are scattered myriad camps for the internally displaced – with shelter ranging from permanent woven bamboo huts to makeshift tarpaulin tents. ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The intensified offensive has renewed accusations that the army is creating a similar humanitarian crisis in Kachin to the one spawned by its violence against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s west. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Heavy combat continues intermittently in areas settled by the Kachin and the Shan. 2 groups join Myanmar government’s peace process 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Hostilities between Myanmar’s military and guerrillas of the Kachin Independence Army escalated in mid-January to include three townships of Kachin state. Rights group calls for aid to civilians in Myanamr’s north 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Fortify Rights called for Myanmar to investigate and hold anyone found responsible to account in the case of the two Kachin men. Myanmar probes grave after soldiers seen detaining men 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. The future for the Kachin people is blinded by so much darkness.” ‘Slow genocide’: Myanmar’s invisible war on the Kachin Christian minority 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z A 17-year cease-fire between the government and Kachin Independence Army was broken in 2011, when the army entered rebel territory and attacked one of their outposts. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z MacManus says the Myanmar government has regularly employed a scorched-earth strategy that has denied food to other ethnic groups it has battled, including the Shan and the Kachin. ‘They want to erase us.’ Hunger used to target Rohingya 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z An uneasy peace ended in 2011 when fighting erupted between the Kachin army and the government military, leaving hundreds killed and more than 100,000 civilians displaced. Activists: Gov’t attacks kill civilians in northern Myanmar 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Khon Ja, a coordinator with the Kachin Peace Network civil society group, said there was a pattern of “abduction and murder” by security forces in the Kachin conflict. Myanmar probes grave after soldiers seen detaining men 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z On Friday, four people were reported killed when the Tatmadaw air force bombed a village in Kachin state. For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z “What we are seeing in Kachin state over the past few weeks is wholly unacceptable, and must stop immediately,” Yanghee Lee, the U.N.’s human rights expert for Myanmar, said last week. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The Kachin state police office says a military tribunal handed down the sentence Friday after finding the soldiers guilty of killing three ethnic Kachin civilians in September. Myanmar soldiers sentenced for killing Kachin civilians 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z With the Pope's arrival in #Myanmar imminent, Kachin Christians are among many gathered outside the airport and on the surrounding roads in #Yangon. Pope lands in Myanmar for difficult visit amid Rohingya crisis 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Khon Ja, a coordinator with the Kachin Peace Network civil society group, said there was a pattern of “abduction and murder” by security forces in the Kachin conflict. Myanmar probes grave after soldiers seen detaining men 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Fighting has intensified in recent weeks in regions controlled by the Kachin and the Shan. For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z The onslaught is part of a decades-long government campaign to defeat Kachin rebels fighting for greater autonomy for the largely Christian minority group in Myanmar’s far north. Crisis in Myanmar’s Kachin means jungle treks to escape war 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “I hope he will bring a change in politics,” said Tunan Lahtoi, 25, who traveled by train for two days and one night from Kachin state in the far north to see the pope. Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope's diplomatically fraught trip 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z In Kachin, government troops have been waging a long-running battle against ethnic armed groups. Pope's visit to Myanmar raises fears of violence if he mentions the Rohingya 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand of those from the Kachin and other ethnic groups also remain internally displaced after fleeing attacks by the military, and proposed reforms by the government are going nowhere. America should act to end the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar | Congressman Steve Chabot and Congressman Joseph Crowley 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z A 2015 report by Global Witness, a London-based anticorruption organization, found that the military, its cronies and major drug lords controlled tens of billions of dollars from the jade trade in war-torn northern Kachin State. For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z The official Myanmar News Agency said 50 jade seekers initially tried to force their way into the privately owned mine area in Kachin state Wednesday night, but were blocked by police. 5 villagers die in clash with police at Myanmar jade mine 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z “I hope he will bring a change in politics,” said Tunan Lahtoi, 25, who traveled by train for two days and one night from Kachin state in the far north to see the pope. Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope's diplomatically fraught trip 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Trains have been hired to take those living in Kachin state, in the far north, on the two-day journey to the commercial capital. Pope's visit to Myanmar raises fears of violence if he mentions the Rohingya 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z With further escalation feared, they highlighted the potential of entrenched ethnic and religious tensions in Rakhine and troublespots such as Kachin state to shatter Myanmar’s fragile democratic renaissance. Pope's Myanmar visit may be the help Aung San Suu Kyi needs 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z But Suu Kyi has also publicly ignored the army’s continuing attacks and atrocities against ethnic groups in the Kachin and Shan states, further eroding their trust in her government. Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar’s democracy icon 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Civilians in the country’s Kachin and northern Shan states have reportedly been tortured, abducted, arrested and summarily executed by military forces. Opinion | Congress shouldn’t let Burma backslide on democratic reforms 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Witnesses say the three were among a group of five people the army detained Kachin state on May 25 near the refugee camp where they live. Myanmar soldiers accused in deaths of minority men in north 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Remote Kachin, Shan and Kayin states continue to experience recurrent clashes between the Myanmar military and ethnic minorities. Up to 150 children under five die each day in Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Ethnic Kachin women are trafficked to China, where they’re forced into marriage or work. Opinion | One thing Trump and the Pope have in common 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z “The violence against the Rohingya is not an isolated event,” says Stella Naw, an analyst from the ethnic Kachin minority focusing on national reconciliation. Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar’s democracy icon 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Another refugee from Myanmar’s Kachin state who was held for eight months in Bukit Jalil said he saw a Sri Lankan inmate beaten to death. Dozens of refugees have died in Malaysian detention centres, UN reveals 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z But conflict has escalated to unprecedented levels in Shan and Kachin states, with tens of thousands of refugees driven over the border into China. Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's great hope fails to live up to expectations 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Kachin activists accuse the army of blocking humanitarian assistance to the area, an allegation the military denies. Humanitarian groups seek halt to war in northern Myanmar 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z U.N. rapporteur Yanghee Lee said the government’s response to problems including fighting with the Kachin minority and a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims was “to defend, dismiss and deny,” which she described as counterproductive. World Digest: Jan. 20, 2017 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Lee, who was barred from travelling to parts of Kachin state, said it was clear that the situation there was deteriorating. UN rights envoy slams Myanmar on military's actions 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The unrest in Kachin state is just one of the simmering conflicts in Burma. World Digest: Jan. 11, 2017 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z They are Kachin, a mostly Christian minority still embroiled in a decades-long civil war with the Burmese army. Hope and Despair in a Divided Burma 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It is fighting guerrillas from the Kachin minority and three other ethnic groups seeking greater autonomy. Humanitarian groups seek halt to war in northern Myanmar 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Another 30,000 displaced people live in camps in other areas under control of the Kachin rebels. Why Many in Burma Are Losing Hope of Peace 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The Kachin state government said it was unable to immediately identify the object. Mystery debris lands in northern Myanmar, says state media - BBC News 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It was found in a mine in the jade-producing Kachin state, in the north of the country. Giant jade stone uncovered in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Protesters called for the Burmese army to withdraw its troops from the Kachin region, give unhindered access to humanitarian aid and stop human rights abuses. In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Despite huge public interest in the killing of two Kachin school-teachers and a journalist the perpetrators went unpunished. Myanmar soldiers jailed for village murders in rare case - BBC News 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Kachin leaders said during interviews in late October that they continued to support the peace process despite the army offensive, but trust in the process was being eroded. Why Many in Burma Are Losing Hope of Peace 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But on the same day in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, people heard a different sound: fighter jets roaring overhead. A long road 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z “Most of illegal timber is transported to China through Kachin state,” said Khon Ja of the activist group Kachin Peace Network. Myanmar forest-cutting continues despite government efforts 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z According to the United Nations refugee agency, an additional 100,000 people have been internally displaced in Kachin and Shan states. In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z They include the Karen, Kachin, Shan and Wa, all of which agreed to put down their weapons to attend. Myanmar ethnic groups attend government peace talks - BBC News 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Suu Kyi’s administration is hoping to build on those gains, but there are still skirmishes between the army and rebels, particularly in Kachin and Shan states. Myanmar to hold historic peace talks with ethnic armies 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s all a political illusion,” said one young man at a Kachin school, who wears a T-shirt with the green and red Kachin flag. A long road 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This time, Myanmar’s government and its disparate groups are searching for a formula that would allow peoples such as the Shan, Wa and Kachin to manage their own affairs. Myanmar Peace Talks Seek to Defy Weight of History 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z “Because of the reckless offensives of the Burmese military, children are killed and injured,” said Tsa Ji, of the Kachin Development Network Group, one of the organizers of Thursday’s protest. In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The Kachin Independence Army and the United Wa State Army, the largest ethnic army in Myanmar, refused to sign a cease-fire agreement last year. Visiting Beijing, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Seeks to Mend Relations 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Suu Kyi said all ethnic armed groups would be invited to the talks, and most of the main rebel movements are taking part, including the Karen, Kachin, Shan and Wa ethnic groups. Myanmar to hold historic peace talks with ethnic armies 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Nen is a passionate young woman who emigrated a few years ago from the Kachin State in Burma without knowing a word of English. The Second Choice, and the Right One 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Myanmar’s privately owned media outlets, in contrast, framed the story as part of the broader conflict in the north between the army and the Kachin, and said investigations into the shooting are continuing. In a Freer Myanmar, State Media Are Left Out 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the Kachin Independence Army said there were no rebel troops stationed in or around Pu Wang village at the time of the shelling. In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Two groups in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border — the Kachin and the Wa, who are ethnic Chinese — receive arms from across the border. Visiting Beijing, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Seeks to Mend Relations 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported Saturday that security forces in Hpakant in Kachin state were unable to control the attackers. Mob burns down mosque in 2nd such recent attack in Myanmar 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z She was an ethnic Kachin and her family had suffered back in Burma. The Second Choice, and the Right One 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z In a separate incident Friday, Buddhists burned down a Muslim prayer hall in northern Kachin state, police said. World Digest: July 1, 2016 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Angered by the death of a 2-year-old girl, thousands of protesters marched through Myitkyina, capital of Burma’s Kachin state, last week, demanding an end to Burmese military offensives. In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Xing and his research team collected the fossilized wing samples used in the study in a well-known amber market in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state. Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z When a Chinese delegation visited Kachin state’s capital this month, lobbying government officials to restart the Myitsone project, dozens of protesters gathered outside their hotel. China Woos Suu Kyi, Seeking a Fresh Start in Myanmar 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z But she quickly learned that no one in America had ever heard of the Kachin people or had any idea of the persecution they were suffering. The Second Choice, and the Right One 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Most taxes on that income are avoided, and very little of the revenue from the trade is shared by miners or others in Kachin, the group said. Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Kills at Least 12 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The landslide occurred on a mountain of waste from the mining industry in the Hpakant region of Kachin state. 12 dead, 50 injured in jade mining landslide in Myanmar 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z A number of ethnic groups in conflict with the Burmese army inhabit both sides of the border, including the Kachin, Shan and Palaung. High mountains, distant emperors 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Conflicts such as those over the control of jade in Kachin state and the violence against women and children surrounding proposed and existing hydropower dams are not isolated to Burma. Natural resources management is an overlooked key to reducing conflict 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The projects include a mega-dam and mines in the country's northern Kachin state, a gas pipeline in western Rakhine state, a large copper mine in central Myanmar and several special economic zones. Myanmar's parliament has approved the creation of a new post for Aung San Suu Kyi, head of the country's newly installed ruling party, that is similar to prime minister 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Some of the world’s highest quality jade is found in Kachin. Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Kills at Least 12 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Control of the state’s rich natural resources is at the heart of the conflict between the Kachin and the government, a conflict dating back to the country’s independence from Britain in 1948. In Burma’s wildest corner, jade, drugs and rebels will test the new government 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z He was shot on a recent poppy-clearing mission and was recuperating on a shabby hospital bed in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state. Myanmar’s New Opium War: Vigilantes, Villagers Clash Over Drug Trade 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Here, in northern Shan state, the people are Kachin. Myanmar’s moment of truth | Nick Davies 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The group was formed about two years ago because of increasing drug abuse in the Kachin community. Grassroots anti-drug activists attacked in Myanmar, 14 hurt 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z A stand-off is continuing in Myanmar between police and Christian anti-drug vigilantes, who want to destroy poppy fields in the northern state of Kachin. Myanmar vigilante opium stand-off continues - BBC News 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The insurgent Kachin Independence Army continues to clash with the military over the state’s resources, a conflict that has displaced thousands and dates back decades. In Burma’s wildest corner, jade, drugs and rebels will test the new government 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The problem has grown so desperate that the Pat Jasan volunteers affiliated with church groups representing the ethnic Kachin minority embarked on a mission in February to forcibly clear poppy fields. Myanmar’s New Opium War: Vigilantes, Villagers Clash Over Drug Trade 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The Kachin Baptist Convention, which had recruited the two teachers to come and work in the village, ended up running its own parallel inquiry. Myanmar’s moment of truth | Nick Davies 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Earlier this week, Pat Jasan, which is affiliated with Kachin State’s Christian churches, called on the National League for Democracy party for support. Grassroots anti-drug activists attacked in Myanmar, 14 hurt 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Like the other major insurgencies - notably the Kachin and Karen - this Shan group is not a classic guerrilla outfit swooping down from jungle hideouts but more akin to a state within a state. Myanmar’s insurgents fight on despite advent of democracy 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Suu Kyi has said that national reconciliation and a peace accord with the Kachin and other armed militias is one of her highest priorities. In Burma’s wildest corner, jade, drugs and rebels will test the new government 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Myint Htoo, who heads the police force here in Kachin state, said authorities have been trying to crack down on opium poppy but “nothing has changed or been reduced.” Myanmar’s New Opium War: Vigilantes, Villagers Clash Over Drug Trade 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z But in the Frontier Areas, hill tribes such as the Chin, Kachin, Karen and Karenni remained fiercely loyal to the British. How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Kachin State, which borders China, is one of the country’s two main areas from growing opium. Grassroots anti-drug activists attacked in Myanmar, 14 hurt 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z As the countdown to democracy proceeds, so do clashes with the Kachin Independence Army, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and others. Myanmar’s insurgents fight on despite advent of democracy 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z He said the riches from the mines should benefit the Kachin people, not cronies and the military elite. In Burma’s wildest corner, jade, drugs and rebels will test the new government 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in Shan and Kachin state it is continuing to attack other non-signatory groups. Shan villagers feel force of Burmese army anger - BBC News 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Last month, a landslide in the same mountainous area in Kachin State killed 114 people. Dozens Are Feared Dead After a Landslide in Myanmar 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z A regional police official in Hpakant said hundreds of trucks were concealed in the Kachin jungles, a few of which operated each night to transport undeclared jade rocks from Hpakant toward the China border. Chinese jade miners in overdrive ahead of new Myanmar government 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z And the army has in recent months been engaged in intense campaigns in two states—Shan and Kachin—which have displaced thousands. In transit 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z At the root of much of Kachin’s agony lies the immensely valuable green stone — jade. In Burma’s wildest corner, jade, drugs and rebels will test the new government 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Kachin State, a mountainous area of northern Myanmar, is home to the world’s most valuable jade, the green rock prized for its luster, especially in China, where most of it ends up. Myanmar Continues Search After Deadly Landslide at Jade Mine 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The collapse early on Saturday in Kachin state’s mining community of Hpakant was the worst such disaster in recent memory. At least 113 dead, more than 100 missing in Myanmar landslide 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z But votes from 11 constituencies in the northern Kachin State were only counted late last week, finally allowing the commission to announce the results for all 1150 contested seats. Final Myanmar results show Aung San Suu Kyi's party won 77% of seats 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Many people are still missing after a massive landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin state. Myanmar landslide: 'Many missing' at Kachin jade mine - BBC News 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The collapse occurred Saturday evening in the Kachin state community of Hpakant, said Brang Seng, a jade businessman, who watched as bodies were pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital morgue. Death toll in Myanmar landslide nears 100; many others missing 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The area is convulsed by fighting between troops from the central government and ethnic Kachin rebels, who are seeking more autonomy as well as income from jade, timber and other natural resources in the state. Myanmar Continues Search After Deadly Landslide at Jade Mine 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Scores have been killed this year alone as local people say the mining companies, many of which are linked to the country’s junta-era military elite, increase their operations in Kachin. Myanmar jade mine landslide kills around 100 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Kachin state is home to valuable deposits of high-quality jade, coveted by Myanmar’s northern neighbor, China, with which it shares a border. Myanmar Landslide Death Toll Passes 100; At Least 100 Still Missing 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Unfortunately the chief minister of Kachin State didn't concur so we were stopped from going, after several days of discussions. Myanmar landslide: 'Many missing' at Kachin jade mine - BBC News 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The victims were buried when a vast heap of waste material, discarded by the mining companies, collapsed in Kachin state, Burmese media reported. Myanmar landslide: 90 dead at Kachin jade mine - BBC News 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z This week, the army fought rebels in Kachin state, who said some of their soldiers were injured. Pressure Builds on Myanmar’s New Leadership to End Armed Conflict 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Human Rights Watch said this week that it is investigating reports that thousands of advance votes from soldiers were delivered at midnight to constituencies in Shan, Kachin and Kayin states. Burma’s vote tally continues to confirm initial election results 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Polls were cancelled in nearly 600 village areas, mostly in the conflict-affected states of Kachin and Shan, the election commission said, adding that a lack of security would not allow for transparent polling. Results announced for Myanmar's landmark election 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Brang Shawng’s family lives in Kachin state in the north, where jade mining has carved up the hills like giant slices of cake. No justice for Myanmar father accusing army of killing child 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world. Myanmar landslide: 90 dead at Kachin jade mine - BBC News 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z And three seats in remote Kachin state haven’t yet been counted. Pressure Builds on Myanmar’s New Leadership to End Armed Conflict 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z All promises were broken following a 1962 military coup, after which a welter of insurgent groups from the Kachin, Shan, Karen and other minorities rose up in revolt. Myanmar's ethnic minorities pin hopes on election to end decades of bloodshed 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Much of the world’s jade is mined in Kachin state. Change in the air 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The army is fighting the Kachin rebels, who are largely Christians demanding more independence in a mostly Buddhist country. No justice for Myanmar father accusing army of killing child 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z With Myanmar’s government attempting to end a decades-long insurgency by members of the ethnic Kachin minority, authorities have accepted the committee’s assistance. Myanmar anti-drug crusaders uncover $500K ledger of payoffs 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Fueled by soaring demand from the growing Chinese middle class, Myanmar’s largest jade quarries, in the war-torn northern state of Kachin, have long been a source of bloody conflict. Myanmar’s Jade Trade Is a $31 Billion ‘Heist,’ Report Says 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “It certainly isn’t helping the people of Burma or the people of Kachin state,” she said. Burma Jade Rush Muddies Promise of Change, Fuels Conflict 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z We were stopped from travelling there by the chief minister of Kachin State, but footage we obtained from the site shows huge articulated vehicles turning mountains into moonscapes. Myanmar elite 'profits from $31bn jade trade' - BBC News 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “It’s completely unfair for a man who lost his daughter to be charged again,” said Brang Shawng, a genteel, earnest man from the Kachin minority. No justice for Myanmar father accusing army of killing child 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Its opium poppies are grown mostly in Kachin and Shan states, where the government has long fought rebel groups seeking more autonomy for their respective ethnic groups. Myanmar anti-drug crusaders uncover $500K ledger of payoffs 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z According to the report, these companies are used as a slush fund to finance the military’s war against Kachin rebel groups, which have fought a decades-long battle for independence and control of jade mining territory. Myanmar’s Jade Trade Is a $31 Billion ‘Heist,’ Report Says 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The key rebel armies that control the most territory and arms – the Kachin Independence Army, Shan State Army and United Wa State Army – refused to sign the agreement. Myanmar agrees limited ceasefire without most powerful rebel armies 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Last week, rebels from the Kachin Independence Army refused to sign a nationwide agreement with the government, and clashes with the Burmese army continue. Myanmar elite 'profits from $31bn jade trade' - BBC News 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The ethnic groups with the two largest militias and tens of thousands of soldiers — the Kachin and the Wa — did not sign the agreement. Myanmar and 8 Ethnic Groups Sign Cease-Fire, but Doubts Remain 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In Kachin state, drug use is especially common among the young and among migrants who work on the margins of the big mines, hoping for lucky finds of jade. Myanmar anti-drug crusaders uncover $500K ledger of payoffs 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z These figures are said to include Ohn Myint, the minister for livestock, fisheries and rural development, who was previously Myanmar’s northern commander, the top general in Kachin State. Myanmar’s Jade Trade Is a $31 Billion ‘Heist,’ Report Says 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It didn’t elaborate, but that decision would affect only a small number of people, largely in areas such as Kachin state where fighting is continuing between rebel armies and Myanmar’s military. Myanmar Says Election Will Go Ahead as Planned 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z There were dancers from Kachin, Shan and Rakhine State and an excruciating parade of Kayan women, their necks elongated by metal coils. Myanmar's Ma Ba Tha monks flex their political muscle - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Fighting in the Kachin region occurred as recently as Wednesday, an officer with the Kachin armed forces said. Myanmar and 8 Ethnic Groups Sign Cease-Fire, but Doubts Remain 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Naw Lawn says that despite threats and intimidation, the Kachin community in Hpakan is determined to try to fight drug abuse. Myanmar anti-drug crusaders uncover $500K ledger of payoffs 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Little of the proceeds trickles down to ethnic Kachin or the rest of Myanmar’s population. Myanmar’s Jade Trade Is a $31 Billion ‘Heist,’ Report Says 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z China barked at Myanmar in July, when a court in Kachin state handed most of them life sentences. Stumped 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z At a small restaurant on the Mekong's banks across from the casino, an ethnic Chinese woman from Kachin state in Myanmar, also known as Burma, sat chopping vegetables. In Laos' economic zone, a casino and illicit trade beckon in 'lawless playground' 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Kachin State, home of the Kachin people, contains a high concentration of gold and jade. Questions of democracy in Burma 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Myitkyina is the capital of Kachin state where the Chinese were imprisoned. Chinese loggers among 7,000 prisoners released in Burma 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Myanmar is the world's second-largest producer of opium after Afghanistan, with production concentrated in its northern Kachin and Shan regions. Myanmar police seize '$100m worth of methamphetamines' - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z This week, a court in Myitkyina, the capital of the Kachin state, sentenced 153 Chinese nationals to life imprisonment after they were found involved in illegal logging, according to the Myanmar government. Myanmar Illegal Logging Sentencing Strains Relations With China 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The army arrested the Chinese and some Burmese nationals in Kachin state near the Chinese border in January, while also seizing 436 logging trucks. World Digest: July 22, 2015 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Will democratically elected Kachin leaders increase taxes on lucrative gold and jade trades and cancel major dam projects? Questions of democracy in Burma 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The Chinese group were arrested during an operation against illegal logging allegedly sanctioned by the Kachin Independent Army, an ethnic rebel group active in the area. Myanmar jails 153 Chinese illegal loggers for life - BBC News 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z In post-war Burma, the Rakhine, like the other 135 officially recognised ethnic groups of the country such as the Kachin, Karen and Chin, were discriminated against by the Burmese military governments. The most persecuted people on Earth? 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “Myanmar people, Kachin people, who knows, who cares about all those politics,” said a mine worker surnamed Chen, who earns $480 a month. China Accuses Burmese Military of Fatal Bombing 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z In 2013, reports said three people died in a Chinese border town from shelling when Myanmar’s army was fighting the Kachin Independence Army. Myanmar Warplane Kills Four Farmers in China 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Myanmar’s government has accused several other ethnic groups of supporting the Kokang rebels in combat, naming guerrilla armies from the minority areas of Kachin, Mong La, Wa, Palaung and northern Shan. News Guide: Myanmar troops, ethnic rebels in fierce fighting 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Myanmar's government has accused several other ethnic groups of supporting the Kokang rebels in combat, naming guerrilla armies from the minority areas of Kachin, Mong La, Wa, Palaung and northern Shan. News Guide: Myanmar troops, ethnic rebels in fierce fighting 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The Arakan Army, based in western Myanmar, fights alongside the Kachin Independence Army in Kachin state in the north. More process than peace 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, dozens of Chinese loggers were detained by Burmese authorities for working illegally in Kachin. China Accuses Burmese Military of Fatal Bombing 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The latest fighting is a setback for efforts to contain conflicts involving ethnic rebel movements seeking greater autonomy, largely in Shan and Kachin states. Myanmar gives army power amid unrest 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z In November, the army shelled a school to train cadets that was run by an armed ethnic Kachin group, killing 23 people. Rebels Kill Dozens of Soldiers in Myanmar Near Border With China 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The young women were from the minority Kachin ethnic group and activists and locals blame soldiers from the Burmese army. Burmese soldiers under investigation 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z In November the government killed 22 Kachin soldiers in an attack on a training camp, and clashes continued in January. More process than peace 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z One of Burmese President Thein Sein’s earliest — and most popular — directives was to suspend construction of a controversial dam in northern Kachin state that was being built by a Chinese state-owned firm. China Accuses Burmese Military of Fatal Bombing 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Conflicts have rumbled between Myanmar's army and ethnic minority rebels in Shan and Kachin states in recent years. Villagers mourn killed Kachin women 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Part of the state is controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization and its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army. Beijing Investigating Detention of 100 Chinese in Myanmar 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A report by Global Times, a state-run Chinese newspaper, said about 2,000 civilians, both Chinese and ethnic Kachin, were trapped in the area. Chinese Civilians Said to Be Trapped by Fighting in Myanmar 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z At his school, he insists, Kachin children will be taught in Kachin, learn English and study Christianity. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Myanmar’s previous military regime tried to crush the insurgencies by the Shan, Kachin, Karen and other groups by razing villages, killing civilians and driving more than half a million rural dwellers from their homes. Dam projects risk re-igniting Myanmar’s civil war 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z KCB transported the bodies of the two women to the Kachin capital of Myitkyina, where their parents live, for funerals taking place on Friday. Villagers mourn killed Kachin women 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Kachin is rich in natural resources that include jade and wood. Beijing Investigating Detention of 100 Chinese in Myanmar 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A large part of Kachin State is one of many places along Myanmar’s border held by rebel armies representing independence or pro-autonomy movements among ethnic groups. Chinese Civilians Said to Be Trapped by Fighting in Myanmar 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z So her firm acquired a three-year contract from the state government to run an improved line that would bring tourists and restore pride in an obvious symbol of Kachin state. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The country’s northernmost territory, Kachin shares a long border with China and is home to the Kachin ethnic group, a largely Christian minority with ambitions to gain more autonomy from majority-Buddhist Myanmar. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z With the number of clashes increasing in both Shan and Kachin state that now appears almost impossible. Villagers mourn killed Kachin women 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z In the northern state of Shan, the army is facing off against an alliance of ethnic Kachin, Palung, Shan and Kokang. Beijing Investigating Detention of 100 Chinese in Myanmar 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z “The Burmese want the ethnics to become extinct,” he says, as a soldier pulls a Kachin flag up a flagpole and salutes the dusty pennant. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Much as Jack hopes to save Kachin children from the clutches of the government, so the HI hopes to do the same for Kachin college students. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z For decades, heroin was rare in Kachin State. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The bodies of the women, who are from the Kachin ethnic minority, were found on Tuesday in a remote village in Shan state. Villagers mourn killed Kachin women 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The Kachin, who inhabit the resource-rich highlands in the foothills of the Himalayas, are among 16 ethnic groups negotiating with the government for a cease-fire. Peace Talks in Myanmar Jeopardized by Killing of Rebels 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “Every Kachin,” he says, “will fight to the death.” Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z All classes are in Burmese rather than the local Kachin language, history chronicles only the triumphs of ancient Burmese kings, and the sole religion that the overwhelmingly Christian children study is Buddhism. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Kachin activists estimate that a sizable majority of Kachin youths are addicts; the World Health Organization has said about 30 percent of injecting drug users in Myitkyina have contracted H.I.V. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Kachin Independence Army told AP news agency that while they were conducting military training, government troops fired from a nearby hilltop about 50km outside Laiza, in Kachin State. Rebels say Myanmar army killed 23 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “We are outraged,” said Mong Gwang, a captain with the Kachin Independence Army, which controls large swaths of territory along the border with China. Peace Talks in Myanmar Jeopardized by Killing of Rebels 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “We knew that the Burmese army was full of tricks,” says a Kachin Independence Organization information officer. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Kachin leaders are gloomy about the prospects of a new ceasefire. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The fountainhead of Myanmar’s jade wealth is here in the mountains of Kachin State, which is rich in natural resources and poor in just about everything else. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z He claimed at least 15 rebels were wounded and at least one Kachin villager was killed in skirmishes. Rebels say Myanmar army killed 23 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Saw Than Myint said he believed that Wednesday’s attack was an effort to put pressure on the Kachin to agree to a cease-fire. Peace Talks in Myanmar Jeopardized by Killing of Rebels 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z If the town is bleak, the hills surrounding Laiza, and spreading across Kachin, are some of the most bountiful on earth. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z IN THE town of Mai Maw, near Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar, a local Baptist minister enthuses about his plans. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z With virtually no funding from a central government focused on other priorities, the Kachin rely on church rehabilitation centers that preach a spiritual, if controversial, solution to addiction. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Since entering Parliament two years ago, she has been reluctant to speak out about abuses by government forces against civilians in the ethnic conflict in Kachin State, saying both sides were responsible for killings. For Some, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Falls Short of Expectations in Myanmar 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z David Mathieson, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch who visited the Kachin region in October, described the situation there as “bleak.” Ethnic rebel armies an unsolved Myanmar puzzle 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z But the Major has taught Kachin cadets for 21 years and is confident of his charges’ ability to adapt to jungle warfare. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Jack says that if he does not act now, “our future Kachin generations will be lost”. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The government says it keeps the area closed because of sporadic fighting with the Kachin rebel army, but activists see a darker purpose: to hide the illegal jade and drug trades flourishing there. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z David Mathieson, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch who visited the Kachin region in October, described the situation there as "bleak." Ethnic Rebel Armies: An Unsolved Myanmar Puzzle 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z He is serving 20 years in the Myitkyina prison in Kachin state for teaching a form of his faith that does not adhere to the official doctrine of the main government-controlled Buddhist body. Activists: Myanmar clinging to political prisoners 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z There are also more than 100,000 Kachin who have fled the fighting to live in remote refugee camps. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Yet, like Jack in Mai Maw, in Myitkyina itself there are many who are building a new Kachin culture and new Kachin businesses. Eager mindsets 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The burgeoning market transformed the Kachin insurgency, which had started in 1961 as a fight mostly about political independence, into a raging battle that extends to natural resources. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Aung Thaung has served in leadership positions in the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party and was considered a hardliner in peace negotiations with ethnic rebel militias in Kachin State. U.S. blacklists Myanmar official ahead of Obama visit 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Recent clashes reported in Karen, Shan and Kachin states may jeopardise a ceasefire agreement planned for later this year, correspondents say. Detained Myanmar reporter shot dead 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z While the Bamar are Buddhist, the Kachin, like several major ethnic groups in Burma, practice Christianity. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Sectarian violence, both against Muslims and the Rohingya minority, is growing worse in other parts of Myanmar, particularly in the states of Rakhine, on the country’s west coast, and Kachin, in the northeast. Sectarian Violence in Myanmar Threatens Livelihood of Muslims 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Local news media say about 120,000 people have been displaced by the fighting that included military airstrikes in Kachin; the death toll remains in dispute. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Some isolated parts of northern Kachin state were not counted during the census because they are controlled by ethnic rebels. Myanmar census shows 9m shortfall 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The Burman-dominated military governments tried to impose a policy of “Burmanisation” on the country’s other ethnic groups such as the Kachin and Karen, officially recognised as indigenous, provoking long-running civil wars. The plural society and its enemies 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z These days, the highest-ranking Kachin in the Burmese army is a mere captain. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z He's from Kachin State, the semi-autonomous region in the far north of the country. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Possibly the greater tragedy, however, is the heroin epidemic ravaging a new generation of Kachin. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z For example, the Burmese president pledged to reach a cease-fire in predominantly Christian Kachin state, one of several areas of this majority-Buddhist country where armed ethnic groups have long clashed with the military. U.S. wanted Burma to model democratic change, but it’s not turning out that way Formed in 1961, the Kachin Independence Organization, the civilian wing of the KIA, originally fought for the outright freedom of the Kachin ethnic minority. Myanmar’s Christian rebels carry on fight for survival 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z There is no peace now in the hills of Kachin. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Kachin's formerly verdant hills are now scarred and treeless. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The surge in the jade trade changed all that, creating a market for drugs among the thousands of Kachin laborers who flocked to the mines seeking an escape from poverty. Video Feature: Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The Kachin are due to hold another round of talks with the Myanmar government in May aimed at ending nearly three years of fighting. Kachin rebels renew plea for U.S. role to ensure fair Myanmar peace 2014-04-22T01:26:30Z The Kachin speak a separate language, practice Christianity in a predominantly Buddhist country, and live in a northern territory rich in jade and timber. Myanmar’s Christian rebels carry on fight for survival 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Morning mist hangs low on the jungle as Kachin cadets stand to sleepy attention on this November morning, clutching slabs of wood whittled into the contours of rifles. Inside the Kachin War Against Burma 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z "It is all chinjalu," he tells me, a Kachin word for jade of the highest clarity and quality - known elsewhere as "imperial jade". The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Other Kachin women, overcoming feelings of humiliation and the fear of publicity, have bravely done the same. Fighting Rape in Burma's Kachin State 2014-02-11T09:35:24Z Most of the cases were linked to conflict in the border areas of Kachin and Northern Shan State. Burma army 'using rape as weapon' 2014-01-15T08:10:57Z In April, Gen. Gun Maw — KIA leader and the chief negotiator for the Kachin Independence Organization — visited Washington to ask for help in settling the conflict. Myanmar’s Christian rebels carry on fight for survival 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Christmas used to be a special time for the Kachin people of northern . Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z The story of Burmese jade is inextricably tied to the turbulent history of Kachin, a once-lush country of rolling hills and steep ravines that rubs borders with India's lawless Nagaland. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The Kachin are a majority Christian people concentrated in the north of Burma with their own language, customs, and army. Fighting Rape in Burma's Kachin State 2014-02-11T09:35:24Z “Everybody, including the president, is talking about federalism — except the military,” said Gen. Gun Maw, the deputy chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army, an ethnic militia that has clashed regularly with government troops. Lawlessness in Borderlands Taints Myanmar’s Progress 2013-12-18T12:06:49Z On Monday, 107 representatives and witnesses from various rebel armies came together in the Kachin state capital Myitkyina for two days of discussions aimed at a multilateral peace agreement. Is the World's Longest Running Civil War About to End? 2013-11-06T07:50:22Z Late last month, clashes flared near the Kachin State city of Mansi, leading to the further displacement of around 3,000 people, including a large number of children. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z "When the Chinese are finished with Kachin State, there will be no jade left. Already mines that were rich 10 years ago are running out," he says. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Her widely publicized case was moved from military to civilian court — a huge victory for Kachin activists fighting for greater transparency. Fighting Rape in Burma's Kachin State 2014-02-11T09:35:24Z Soon after, bombings struck a construction site in northern Kachin state, where the Chinese were building a controversial dam. Burma Violence: Explosion Strikes Rangoon Hotel 2013-10-15T06:35:26Z “In the last few months, we’ve documented serious breaches of humanitarian law in Kachin state,” says Matthew Smith, executive director of the Fortify Rights NGO, which monitors ongoing abuses. Is the World's Longest Running Civil War About to End? 2013-11-06T07:50:22Z The country’s Bamar majority is almost exclusively Buddhist, while many minorities of the border regions, such as the Kachin, are Christian, a product of American missionaries in the mid-19th century. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z It builds on a seven-point deal agreed by the Burmese government and Kachin rebels in May, which included working towards a ceasefire and redeploying armed forces on both sides. Burma rebels agree to new peace deal 2013-10-10T16:32:57Z Religion is one of the battlelines in this predominately Buddhist country and Kachin pastors are called upon to give both earthly and spiritual leadership. Fighting Rape in Burma's Kachin State 2014-02-11T09:35:24Z There are also "obvious" links between jade and conflict in Kachin State, said analyst Richard Horsey, a former United Nations senior official in Myanmar. Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire 2013-09-29T01:44:14Z Your father was an ethnic Kachin but considered himself Burmese above all and aligned himself with the Rangoon elite. Q&A: Gauging Dictators and Burma's Reforms 2013-08-26T05:20:26Z Sadly for the Kachin, violence over Christmas is nothing new. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z The minister said 26 Kachin nationals were among those freed. Burma frees 73 political prisoners 2013-07-23T12:43:06Z The settlement where Galau Dau Yang lives with her husband and four children was established more than 20 years ago by Kachin fleeing the conflict. Fighting Rape in Burma's Kachin State 2014-02-11T09:35:24Z Hpakant lies in Kachin State, a rugged region sandwiched strategically between China and India. Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire 2013-09-29T01:44:14Z Almost all of the opium it produces is grown in Shan and Kachin states. Burma'signs treaty with Wa rebels 2013-07-13T14:57:23Z Kachin state has vast mineral deposits including gold and jade, as well as teak forests and huge hydropower potential. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z A crackdown by police in Myitkyina, Kachin State, last year drove users underground and interrupted prevention and treatment programs that help combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Faith healing: Going cold turkey in Myanmar behind locked doors 2013-07-10T05:27:32Z The Kachin insist on a political settlement, not just a cease-fire. | Asia: Myanmar: Inching Toward a Truce 2013-05-31T00:36:30Z The national and local governments should also get a greater share of Kachin State's natural wealth, say analysts and activists. Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire 2013-09-29T01:44:14Z Burma signed ceasefire agreements with the Karen and Kachin rebel groups earlier this year. Burma'signs treaty with Wa rebels 2013-07-13T14:57:23Z Despite their hardships, the Kachin are still celebrating Christmas in the camps. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z They are usually Kachin, who are predominantly Christian, but some are from Buddhist ethnic groups. Faith healing: Going cold turkey in Myanmar behind locked doors 2013-07-10T05:27:32Z Myanmar: Inching Toward a Truce ’s government and ethnic Kachin rebels on Thursday reached a tentative deal to de-escalate fighting and continue a political dialogue. | Asia: Myanmar: Inching Toward a Truce 2013-05-31T00:36:30Z Its derivative, heroin, is cheap and widely available in Kachin State, and Hpakant's workforce seems to run on it. Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire 2013-09-29T01:44:14Z It wanted to bring in international monitors and start political negotiations on autonomy for the Kachin. Burma in Kachin rebels peace deal 2013-05-30T12:07:03Z But for 100,000 Kachin, any flickers died a long time ago. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z Minorities, such as the Kachin and the Shan, are watching closely after enduring persecution under the former junta. Special Report-In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims 2013-05-15T00:09:12Z The two sides signed a seven-point agreement in the Kachin state capital, Myitkyina, in an effort to end nearly two years of fighting. | Asia: Myanmar: Inching Toward a Truce 2013-05-31T00:36:30Z It passes through the dense forests of the neighbouring state of Arunachal Pradesh and Upper Burma's Kachin state before reaching Yunnan. Why China seeks better relations with India 2013-05-07T11:04:57Z The agreement, signed in the capital of Kachin state, Mitkyina, includes working towards a ceasefire and redeploying armed forces on both sides. Burma in Kachin rebels peace deal 2013-05-30T12:07:03Z “Anti-Christian sentiment tends to come up when Kachin men are being tortured,” says Smith, adding that “scores” of churches have been destroyed by marauding troops. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z There are more than 100 different languages spoken in Burma by a wide variety of ethnic groups including the Shan, Kachin, Rakhine and Kayin. Burma 'frees political prisoners' 2013-04-23T16:42:32Z It has seen renewed hostilities by the Army against an ethnic minority in the far north, the Kachin, including aerial bombardment for the first time. Aung San Suu Kyi’s Year of Living Dangerously 2013-04-02T08:45:00Z The conflict in Kachin, a volatile area bordering China, escalated in recent months, with the military using air power and heavy artillery to attack targets in Laiza, he said. Rakhine crisis risks spread, endangering Myanmar reforms: U.N. 2013-03-07T14:40:38Z Critics say they risk moving too fast, pointing to evidence of human rights abuses in recent months against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority group and ethnic Kachin rebels engaged in a conflict with the military. U.S. gives banking green light to Myanmar tycoons 2013-02-26T01:53:14Z But fighting flared up in Kachin State in June 2011 and the conflict escalated late last year when the military used air strikes to thwart what it said was rebel aggression. U.N. envoy says abuses still go on in Myanmar despite reforms 2013-02-16T15:31:47Z And in international news, China yesterday helped facilitate a cease-fire agreement between Burmese and ethnic Kachin rebel leaders in southwest Yunnan following weeks of heavy fighting, reports. China media: Corruption focus 2013-02-05T06:01:27Z Official media in Myanmar describe the Kachin rebels as “terrorists” and say the rebels provoke the army into attacking them. Peace Talks Start Between Myanmar and Rebels 2013-02-04T12:35:44Z He also visited camps for displaced people uprooted by ethnic clashes in Rakhine and Kachin states. Rakhine crisis risks spread, endangering Myanmar reforms: U.N. 2013-03-07T14:40:38Z The KIA are fighting for autonomy for Kachin state within a federal Myanmar. Myanmar starts peace talks with top Kachin leaders in China 2013-02-04T08:13:18Z But he added: "I am concerned about the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrest and torture during interrogation by the military of Kachin men accused of belonging to the Kachin Independence Army." U.N. envoy says abuses still go on in Myanmar despite reforms 2013-02-16T15:31:47Z Her tepid remarks on the recent escalation of ethnic violence in northern Burma’s Kachin state heralded an open letter from civil-society groups that gained local and international attention. In Burma, Media Reform Tests the Limits of Free Speech 2013-01-31T05:50:23Z But unlike during aborted peace talks in October, the Kachin rebels sent a senior representative, Gen. Gun Maw, to the negotiations on Monday. Peace Talks Start Between Myanmar and Rebels 2013-02-04T12:35:44Z Authorities must pursue negotiations with armed groups and protect civilians in Kachin, he said. Rakhine crisis risks spread, endangering Myanmar reforms: U.N. 2013-03-07T14:40:38Z But Kachin is a resource-rich region located at a strategic crossroad between Burma and China. Burma's Kachin War: Renewed Ethnic Strife Threatens Regional Stability 2013-01-29T03:05:22Z The embassy issued a statement on Thursday objecting to the fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and Kachin Independence Army and urged the government to protect civilians and allow humanitarian access to the area. Myanmar rebukes U.S. for calling it "Burma" 2013-01-26T07:46:08Z Fighting is continuing in Burma between the Burmese army and Kachin rebels in the north despite a ceasefire being struck last week. VIDEO: Kachin rebels seek political solution 2013-01-25T13:49:31Z Shelling by the Burmese army continued in two locations on Saturday and Sunday, according to Khon Ja, a Kachin humanitarian worker. Peace Talks Start Between Myanmar and Rebels 2013-02-04T12:35:44Z At the military cemetery in Laiza they are digging new graves every day for the Kachin soldiers being killed up on the hills outside the town. Kachin rebels defiant on Burma's northern front line 2013-01-21T18:30:54Z That is related to the complex history of ethnic relations in Burma, and the plight of the Kachin is, ultimately, an ethnic war.” Burma's Kachin War: Renewed Ethnic Strife Threatens Regional Stability 2013-01-29T03:05:22Z The Foreign Ministry criticized the embassy for not mentioning "terrorist" acts by the Kachin Independence Army. Myanmar rebukes U.S. for calling it "Burma" 2013-01-26T07:46:08Z La Nan, spokesman for the Kachin Independence Organisation, told the BBC's Jonathan Head that they want serious political negotiations with the Burmese government. VIDEO: Kachin rebels seek political solution 2013-01-25T13:49:31Z But Min Zaw Oo, the director of the cease-fire negotiation program at the Myanmar Peace Center, which is helping to lead the government’s reconciliation efforts, said Kachin snipers were provoking government troops. New Clashes Reported Between Army and Rebels in Myanmar 2013-01-20T22:42:36Z |
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