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Landmine casualties rising in Kachin, Myanmar
Nairobi :: Kenya | 3 days ago
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Former rebel fighter Lahpai Hkam has been in pain every day since a landmine destroyed his lower right leg during a battle with government soldiers 18 months ago in Myanmar's northern Kachin State. The artificial leg that I was given last year doesn'
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Education takes a hit in Myanmari¿½s Kachin State
Yangon :: Myanmar | 25 days ago
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Traditional Kachin music fills the community hall as a troupe of singers bellows out a song for family and friends at the Teacher Training College in the town of Mai Ja Yang. It is a night of celebration for 65 graduates who have upgraded their
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Aid access still limited for displaced in Myanmari¿½s Kachin State
Yangon :: Myanmar | 1 month ago
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More than 83,000 people have run from their homes, funneling into some 45 camps and settlements to escape fighting in Myanmar's northeastern Kachin State. But over half the displaced are still unreachable by international aid workers because they
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Kachin News Group: Clashes continue in Kachin state
Vienna :: Austria | 1 month ago
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Burma's military continued to attack Kachin Independence Army (KIA) posts in Kachin and northwestern Shan states over the last week. The small isolated clashes came despite repeated claims from senior government officials including Burma President
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Myanmar reaches deal with rebels
Yangon :: Myanmar | 3 months ago
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Myanmar reaches deal with rebels Myanmar's (Burma's) government has reached an agreement with ethnic Kachin rebels to work to end a bloody conflict that has cast a shadow over the country's progress in moving away from almost half a century of
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Aid workers cautious on Kachin peace talks
Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago
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Aid workers in Myanmar's northern Kachin State are cautious following the latest round of peace talks between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO). Burmese border town of Laiza, the de-facto KIO capital, citing a
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Myanmar holds ?positive? pe...
Yangon :: Myanmar | 3 months ago
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Myanmar held fresh talks with Kachin ethnic minority rebels yesterday, vowing to keep up efforts to find an elusive breakthrough in a conflict that has overshadowed dramatic political reforms. The two sides agreed to continue dialogue with the aim of
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Peace Talks Start Between Myanmar and Rebels
Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago
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China hosted peace talks on Monday between the Myanmar government and ethnic Kachin rebels amid tentative signs that intense fighting of recent weeks was easing. Previous negotiations with Kachin rebels have foundered and a cease-fire announced last
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Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Why Are They Fighting Again in Burma?
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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As fighting renews, it seems important to review the details about the struggle in Burma between government forces, and the Kachin Independence Army. Violence erupted again in 2011 after a long standing cease fire, and now the Kachin rebels are under
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Cease-Fire in Myanmar With Kachin Rebels Fails to Take Hold
Yangon :: Myanmar | 4 months ago
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But ethnic Kachin rebels and at least one independent observer said that the fighting was less intense than in previous days and that the government's aerial bombardments had stopped. Both the government and the rebels called for a negotiated
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