The stone of heaven, as it is known in China, is also fueling civil war between the Burmese military and ethnic Kachin guerrillas seeking self-rule. Jade comes in many hues, from the shade of a ...

Kachin Independence Army fighters walk in a jungle path from Mu Du front line to Hpalap outpost in an area controlled by the Kachin rebels in northern Kachin state, Myanmar, March 17, 2018 ...

As civil war dynamics turn more and more against the ... China's dominance in the border states of Kachin and Shan is well established, especially over the MNDAA and the Kachin Independence ...

While the Kachin Independence Army's goal is unclear, a major offensive could have significant impact on the trajectory of the country's conflict. Few are likely to believe the military's claims ...

It was impossible for The Associated Press to independently verify details of the fighting in the remote, war-torn area. A spokesperson for Kachin Human Rights Watch, who asked to be identified ...

While the Kachin Independence Army's goal is unclear ... Myanmar’s military and ethnic armies are waging a war for control over the country’s natural resources – and the enormous profits ...

According to the Vatican's Fides news agency, the St. Michael's Catholic Church pastoral center in the rural area of Nan ...

The episcopal ordination gave Cardinal Bo the opportunity to give an insight into the situation in the state torn apart by civil war: "The Kachin", said the cardinal in his homily, which Fides has ...

The newly introduced use of thermal imaging FLIR technology in an escalating drone war emerged in propaganda ... a city in northern Kachin State besieged since December 2024 by forces of the ...

Thousands of young people are dying from using drugs in Kachin State, Myanmar. When the government is not doing enough to crack down drugs problem, the civilians formed the anti-drugs organization ...