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The Kachinnews (KNG) is an independent media organization and covering news from Kachin and Burma.
Kachin News Group
1w ago
The junta is making preparations to retake the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Kachin People’s Defence Force (KPDF) controlled Sumprabum Town in Putao District, Kachin State, according to locals. A coalition of the KIA and KPDF seized Sumprabum Town in May 2024. Currently, Infantry Battalions (IB) 137 and 46, stationed in Putao District, are ..read more
Kachin News Group
3w ago
Junta troops carried out multiple arrests when they raided several shops and hotels using the satellite based internet providers IP Star and Starlink In Tatkone Ward in Myitkyina Town, the Kachin State capital. The junta has cut off nearly all phone and internet services throughout Kachin State’s four districts and 18 townships, since 21 July ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
The junta and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) allied forces fought each other all day in Seng Taung Village, in Hpakant Township, Karen State, on 7 September 2024, after the junta launched an offensive against the village. According to Hpakant residents, three junta military columns attacked KIA and Karenni People’s Defence Force (KPDF) forces stationed at ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
Many residents of Lashio Town in northern Shan State are worried and preparing to evacuate following an airstrike that killed three civilians and injured 20, on 9 September 2024. The airstrike hit four locations in Lashio Town, including the General Administration Office at around 10:30 am on 9 September. As well as the civilian casualties ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
The junta has escalated its offensive to re-take Momauk Township in Kachin State back from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) by deploying 400 soldiers and airstrikes. The KIA and allied resistance forces captured the junta’s last stronghold in Bhamo District’s Momauk Township, the Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 437 base, on the morning of 19 August ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
Over 80,000 more people have been displaced in Kachin since the February 2021 coup according to a 14 August report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In February 2021 there were 110,500 displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin State. By 12 August 2024 that number had risen to 194,900, an increase of 84,440 ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
The junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) approved the registration of the Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP) on 19 August 2024, meaning that the junta now officially recognises the party. The KSPP, which received strong support from the Kachin community during the 2020 election, applied for registration as a political party in March 2023, under the ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
The junta-aligned New Democratic Army Kachin (NDA-K) Border Guard Force (BGF) militia has been forcibly conscripting people into its ranks in Chipwi and Pangwa towns in Kachin State, since the beginning of July 2024. Chipwi Township and Pangwa Town are controlled by the NDA-K, which is led by Zahkung Ting Ying (a.k.a. S’Khon Tein Yein ..read more
Kachin News Group
1M ago
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied resistance forces have captured the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 437 base in Momauk Township, Bhamo District, Kachin State. The KIA-led resistance seized control of the base at around 3:40 p.m. on 19 August 2024, following a month-long offensive that began on 21 July. Colonel Naw Bu, the ..read more
Kachin News Group
2M ago
Following the junta’s aerial attack on MyoMa Market and surrounding wards in Kutkai town, northern Shan State, residents are fleeing to safer areas out of fear of additional attacks. According to a local woman from Kutkai, following the aerial bombardment by the military on MyoMa Market and surrounding wards on August 5, the entire market ..read more