Kachin
"Kachin" is the collective name for a related family of highland peoples who live in northeastern Myanmar (Burma) as well as adjoining parts of China's Yunnan Province and ...
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Kachin Independence Organization
Founded in February 1961, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) is the leading armed opposition force among the Kachin people in northeastern Myanmar (Burma). An ...
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Kachin State
(2002 pop. 1.3 million). Located in northeastern Myanmar (Burma), Kachin State is a land of deep mountains, forests, and rivers, as well as several areas of broad plains. Comprising eight...
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Oslo (dpa) - At least six people were feared dead Thursday in more
confrontations in Myanmar between the military and demonstrators, the
Oslo-based opposition radio station ...
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Oslo (dpa) - Several students were arrested Monday as they
protested in at least two townships in the main city of Yangon, the
Oslo-based opposition radio station Democratic...
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Yangon (dpa) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on
Wednesday announced plans to increase its food assistance this year
to marginalized communitie...
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About 20,000 protesters led by Buddhist monks and nuns on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Myanmar since a failed 1988 democratic uprising, shouting support for detained pro-de...
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At least five people were feared dead in Myanmar Thursday as
clashes between the military and demonstrators continued after
Wednesday's brutal crackdown, the Oslo-based oppo...
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Yangon (dpa) - Myanmar's junta reclaimed the streets of Yangon on
Sunday after almost two weeks of monk-led protests that ended in a
brutal crackdown that out...
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Yangon (dpa) - United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari met with
democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday in her Yangon home as part of
his mission to assess the country's situati...
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Yangon (dpa) - United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari met democracy
icon Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday in Yangon as part of his mission to
assess the country's situation in the afte...
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Yangon (dpa) - Myanmar's military on Monday tightened its security
screws in Yangon, which was eerily subdued after two weeks of
peaceful anti-junta demonstra...
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At least five people were feared dead in Myanmar Thursday as
clashes between the military and demonstrators continued after
Wednesday's brutal crackdown, the Oslo-based oppo...
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Kachin
ROUNDUP: Six dead including Japanese national, opposition radio
