Firewood thief Burmese soldier shot dead by KIA

One Burmese soldier was killed on Tuesday morning by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), during an attack at Sama, in Waingmaw Township, in Kachin State, witnesses said.

Burma Army IB. No. 105 killed innocent boy

An innocent civilian teenage boy, Htun Sein, was shot dead by the Burmese Army’s Infantry Battalion No. 105, based in Sarhmaw, under Northern Regional Military Command, sources from the family said.

Burmese troops attacked by KIA

sama-EngAugust-24-2011—Government troops, who were stealing firewood from civilians in Waingmaw Township, in Kachin State, northern Burma, were attacked Tuesday morning by Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops.

Burmese government rejects peace talk based on Panglong TreatyBurmese government rejects peace talk based on Panglong Treaty

Lar Nan, Joint-General Secretary-2 of KIO. (right)

 The military proxy Burmese government announced its rejection of peace talks based on the principles of the 1947 Panglong Treaty to the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on the weekend, said KIO officials.

The Mark of the 5th Anniversary of Radio Free Asia (RFA)-Kachin

The Mark of the 5th Anniversary of Radio Free Asia (RFA)-Kachin
The Voice of the Victims: The Solidarity and the Struggle for Existence

“The world cannot always understand one's profession of faith, but it can understand service.” Maclaren

Introduction

Today we celebrate the auspicious historic fifth anniversary of The Radio Free Asia-Kachin in its Headquarters at Chiang Mai and inside the Kachinland and abroad, along with our committed comrades.  We sincerely acknowledge “the causing power” which enables RFA-Kachin to be

Seven Burmese soldiers killed in fighting with KIA

Seven Burmese soldiers were killed Thursday morning during fighting with the Kachin Independence Army KIA) at Wawang Kumbang, in Manmaw (Bhamo) District, in Kachin State, Northern Burma, witnesses said.

KIO rejects government’s offer for peace talks

 

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The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has rejected an offer of new peace talks from the Burmese government, according to a statement released on August 18.

Failed Peace Talk of Burmese govt-KIO

Burmese army-KIA fight at Wawang Kumbang

August 18-2011--- Fighting happened this morning between 7 and 8 a.m. between Burmese troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) at Wawang Kumbang, in Manmaw (Bhamo) District, in Kachin State, Northern Burma, witnesses said.

Two times fighting on Myitkyina-Manmaw road

August 14-2011--- Two military clashes on Sunday, in the morning and evening, took place on the Myitkyina-Manmaw Road, at the village of Nam San Yang, local people said.

At least one government soldier was killed in the morning fighting with KIA troops from Battalion 23, said KIA officers.

New fighting started at Nam San Yang on Friday evening.

KIA ambushes Burmese army column in Hpakant jade mine

August 14, 2011--- A Burmese army column was ambushed yesterday evening by the KIA’s Battalion 6 on the Hpakant-Namya Road, in Hpakant Jade Mining Township, in western Kachin State, local people said.

At least four government soldiers were killed in the attack, according to KIA officers.

Burmese troops and KIA clash at Namtu

August-15, 2011--- Fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and the Burmese Army took place on Monday, near Namtu, in Northern Shan State, local sources said.

The KIA troops were from Battalion 8, based in Namtu, according to KIA officials.

Burmese government and KIO discuss on next peace talk

Burmese delegates led by Col. Than Aung (left) met the KIO legates led by Brig-Gen Gun Maw at Lajayang KIO Liaison Office on August 2 and 3.

In this time of growing military and political tensions between both sides, officials from the Burmese Government and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) are planning their third round of peace talks, KIO officials said.

 

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Aug-The following is the translation of the clarification of Leader of the Spokespersons and Information Team Union Minister for Information U Kyaw Hsan on government’s endeavours to enable ethnic armed groups to undergo transformation in

KIA attacks Burmese troops in Nam San Yang

After a week with no fighting, Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops attacked Burmese government troops in the village of Nam San Yang, on Myitkyina-Manmaw Road, in Kachin State, yesterday, KIA officers said.

Burmese soldier commits suicide at Waingmaw military base

A Burmese soldier committed suicide with his weapon on August 10 at Waingmaw Military Base in, Kachin State, according to witnesses.

The suicide took place at the Waingmaw-based Infantry Battalion No. 58, at 3 a.m. local time, local witnesses told the Kachin News Group.

No agreement on ceasefire between Burmese government and KIO

Delegates from Burmese government and KIO held the Aug. 2-3 Lajayang meeting on a new ceasefire agreement.

No agreement has been reached yet on a new ceasefire between the military-backed Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), said a KIO official at the Laiza headquarters.

KIO officials say the two parties have agreed to negotiate a ceasefire bringing permanent peace, however, both sides cannot agree, so far.

Burmans’ Accusation on Kachins Issue as Pa‐yaw‐gah: A Subaltern‐hegemonic Reading (Research)

 

The on-going civil war between the military regime and the ethnic armed groups has been labelled today in various ways from subjective grounds. The root cause has been obvious due to the agenda behind the ruling regime’s constitutional legitimization of all ethnic armed groups under the single administration of the military chief of the ruling regime in the name of the Border guard Force(BGF).

Burmans’ Accusation on Kachins Issue as Pa‐yaw‐gah: A Subaltern‐hegemonic Reading

HPYEN LA DINGSA NI TSUN AI SHARE SHAGAN NHTOI

Kachins mark Martyr Day with re-commitment to revolutionary goal

Kachin people commemorated Martyr Day early this morning and re-committed to their revolutionary goal.

The Kachin people formed the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) under Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on February 5, 1961, in Northern Shan State, with the goal of secession from the Union of Burma. However, that goal was changed into self-determination, in 1976.

Students spread anti-government posters in Myitkyina

The anti-government poster with 5 demands which was spread in Kachin capital Myitkyina on August 5.

Kachin Students distributed over 1,600 anti-government posters written by hand on A-4 paper around Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, on August 5, according to student sources.

Students wrote slogans on the posters including: “Immediately settle peace, don’t kill innocent civilians, protect civilians, stop terrorizing, and don’t destroy the property of civilians.”

Burma’s Democracy Uprising marked with photo exhibition in Bangkok

Kachins joined to the country’s largest Democracy Uprising which started on August 8, 1988.

The 23rd anniversary of student-led democracy uprisings in Burma, also known as the ‘8888’ movement, was marked today with a special photo exhibition held at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT), in Bangkok, starting

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