At first glance, the Myitsone Project appears to be a development project designed to generate electricity. But in today’s ...

Workers at rare earth mining sites located between Mai Ja Yang and Nkhaung Pa villages are calling for solutions to address ongoing wage exploitation and irregular salary payments. Although workers at ...

A rare earth mining site with chemical leaching ponds in Chiphwi Township, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, 2026. Myanmar, also known as Burma, is often portrayed internationally as a country defined ...

The military junta will convene regional parliaments — State and Region Hluttaws —on March 20, according to the results of the 2026 elections it organized. At this time, there are many questions for ...

At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed when Myanmar’s military junta launched a drone artillery strike on a jade mining area in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, according to ...

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has reiterated that gold mining in territories under its control is only permitted with the consent of local communities, amid rising environmental concerns ...

Lawa village in Hpakant Township has been left in ruins, with around 100 homes burned to the ground and at least 10 civilians detained, according to local sources. The village sits along the Lido Road ...

There are travel delays on the Ledo Road between the Kachin State capital Myitkyina and Danai Town also in Kachin State, about 117 miles (about 188km) to the northwest. The delays have been caused by ...

Residents of Myitkyina City, the capital of Kachin State, are facing severe electricity outages for the coming hot season on top of the phone and internet connectivity issues they currently grapple ...

The Myanmar military conducted airstrikes on Bhamo, Kachin State, around noon today using jet aircraft, according to frontline sources from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Despite the absence of ...

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 ...

KSPP youth on the election campaign in Bhamo district, Kachin State in 2020. Photo- Bhamo KSPP youth The junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) approved the registration of the Kachin State People’s ...