Myitkyina Journal

November 7, 2025
The bodies of two men who had been shot dead were found in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, locals reported. Locals reported hearing gunfire near...
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October 28, 2025
China has reopened border trading gates with Kachin State, controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), but is currently allowing only food and...
October 22, 2025
The junta launched an airstrike on Lang Se Village in Tsawlaw Township, Kachin State, using Y-12 utility aircraft on October 21, amid ongoing...
October 15, 2025
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has dismissed reports from junta-controlled media alleging that some members of the KIA and the Kagabu People’s...
October 9, 2025
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is intensifying conscription efforts in its controlled areas of Hpakant Township, Kachin State, raising concerns...
October 2, 2025
The death toll from a junta airstrike in Sadon Town, Waingmaw Township, Kachin State, has climbed to 11. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) had...
October 1, 2025
On September 30, marking the 14th anniversary of the temporary suspension of the Myitsone Dam hydropower project under President U Thein Sein, locals...
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September 30, 2025
An airstrike by the junta on Sadon Town in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State, has killed eight civilians and injured six, according to the Kachin...
September 25, 2025
Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), warned that the risk of airstrikes and artillery shelling by the junta remains...
September 23, 2025
In Kachin State, two locals were reportedly killed when the junta carried out an airstrike on Tsawlaw Township’s Lang Se gold mining area, which is...
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September 19, 2025
A child was killed when the junta shelled Mawshan Village in Hsengtaung (Seikmu) Village Tract, Hpakant Township, Kachin State. At around 4:00 pm on...
September 18, 2025
At the ongoing China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in China, the junta promoted Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, as a peaceful and prosperous ‘Charm...