Up to four thousand people have been displaced by large-scale jade mining around ... Kachin State, the ceasefires have brought new opportunities to develop agriculture and opportunities for travel ...

He was referring to the contested area of Kachin State in northern Myanmar. The inhabitants of the state (around 1.7 million people) have been claiming for over 60 years of autonomy and have set up ...

The KIA, which can call on around 7,000 fighters, has been battling the military for decades for autonomy and control of local resources in Kachin state. The state is home to huge jade mines and ...

BANGKOK--A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday ... of heavy artillery were heard almost everywhere around the town, though not near the side bordering ...