Kachin people prepare for second session of 21st Century Panglong Conference

The Kachin Political Cooperation Committee (KPCC) held a two-day national-level political dialogue for ethnic groups in the Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina to prepare for the second session of the Union Peace Conference (21st Century Panglong Conference).

Detained Kachin pastors transferred to Muse Police Station

Two pastors from the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) have been transferred to Muse Myoma Police Station after they were forcibly detained by the Burma Army in Mong Ko, northern Shan State and they have been allowed to meet with their families and officials from the KBC.

Skirmishes break out between Burma Army and KIA in two areas

Skirmishes broke out between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army in two areas yesterday morning (24 January).

PJS to restart opium eradication this year

Kachin anti-narcotic group, Pat Jasan (PJS), will restart its opium eradication program this year in the Kachin State before the opium season is over.

Burma army transports large supply to Putao

Burmese military trucks move to Sumprabum and Putao

More than 80 Burmese military trucks loaded with a large supply of rations and unknown items departed this morning from Myitkyina to Putao, the northernmost part of Kachin State.

Burma Army Launches Air Strike Against KIA Post near Gidon

The Burma Army launched air strikes on the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) Battalion 3 Lai Hpawng Post, near Gidon, on 19 December.

Burma Army Allegedly Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe

The KNG photo of Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe in Northern Sjan State was bombes by Burma army on Dec.3.

The Burma Army has allegedly bombed a Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe town in northern Shan State where it is fighting with the Northern Alliance.

Burmese Government Blocks Kachin Workshop in Myitkyina

The Burmese Government in Naypyidaw has refused permission for a Kachin public workshop to be held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, on 28 November.

Anti-KIO Protest Held in Myitkyina

As public and religious organisations across Burma call on the Burma Army to halt its offensives a protest against the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) was held in Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital, on 31 October.

KIO Chairman Pessimistic on Chances for Peace

Lanyaw Zawng Hta, KIO Chairman

On the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), their Chairman, General Lanyaw Zawng Hra, warned in a speech that the Burma Army's ongoing offensive against all eight of the KIO's brigades, was making peace more difficult.

KIO Says Army Offensives Undermine Peace Process

THE KNG photo of Burmese nilitary's aifstrikeds against KIA positions around Laiza HQ in kachin State, northern Burma

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) Central Committee released a statement on 8 October accusing the Burma Army of undermining the ongoing peace process.

More Kachin State Air Strikes

The Burma Army launched its most intense air strikes to date in the area of the Kachin Independence Organisation’s (KIO) headquarters on 7 October.

Protests Held Against Burma Army's Kachin State Offensives

Residents of Mytkyina, the Kachin State capital, and Tanai staged demonstrations on 3 October to protest against the ongoing Burma Army offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in northern Kachin State.

Burma Army Launches Air Strikes Against KIA Camps

Following two weeks of fighting between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State the Burma Army launched jet fighter and helicopter air strikes against KIA camps on 23 September.

Kachin Drug Gang Beats Policemen

A policeman in Monyin Townshiop

A drug gang beat Burmese Police after they arrested a major drug dealer of the Indawgyi area of Kachin State with alleged connections to high-ranking Burma Army officers.

Burma Army Raids Sar Maw IDP Camp

The Burma Army raided an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp located inside a Kachin Baptist church compound in Sar Maw Village on the Myitkyina to Mandalay Railway line on 18 September.

300 Burma Army Soldiers Enter China Disguised as Civilians

About 300 Burmese soldiers wearing civilian clothes have allegedly entered China in small groups since 3 September as part of a planned offensive against the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) said a border military affairs observer.

Burma Army Stops WFP Rice from Reaching Kachin IDP Camp

burmese troop in Manwin

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Man Win IDP Camp face food shortages because the Burma Army prevented trucks containing a month’s supply of rice from the World Food Programme (WFP) from reaching the camp.

Burma Army Seizes Medicines Meant for IDPs

Burmese Army Seizes Medicines Meant for IDPs

The Burma Army stopped a Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) vehicle transporting medicine to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Eastern Kachin State near the Chinese border and seized all the medicines on 25 August.

KIO Joins Conference Under UNFC Delegation

KIO Joins Conference Under UNFC Delegation

The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) fielded 25 people from its own ranks and affiliate groups to join a United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) delegation during the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century Panglong Conference) that started today.