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    Tagged: Hpakant Township

    Crime Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Pair of ethnic ‘Red Shan’ men shot dead in Hpakant

    An ethnic Tai-Leng, or “Red Shan,” schoolteacher was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the murder of a fellow Red Shan man in similar fashion, both in the Kachin State jade mining township of Hpakant.

    Conflict Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    Army mouthpiece blames Hpakant fire on KIA

    Members of the Kachin Independence Army started a fire that destroyed a warehouse in Hpakant Township on Wednesday, according to Myawady News.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Hpakant fire destroys mining company warehouse

    No casualties were reported in a fire that did extensive damage to property owned by a mining company in Hpakant Township on Wednesday.

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    Kachin Lead Story News

    Cop who pulled gun at meeting apologises

    Soe Zaw Zaw, vice-commander of the Combat Police Battalion based in Hpakant, has apologised for brandishing his gun at a meeting with members of the public.

    A potential buyer examines a piece of jade at Naypyidaw's gem emporium. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Business Conflict Lead Story Natural resources News

    Jade sales drop amid ongoing conflict

    Proceeds from Burma’s annual sale of jade, gems and pearls totalled US$592.12 million, down nearly 10 percent from 2015, government data showed.

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    Dreams of riches and risk of death — a jade miner’s life

    Maung Aye left his poor village for Hpakant, where he risks his life each day to find the one jade stone that will lift him out of poverty.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Burma Army accuses KIA ‘operatives’ of Hpakant bombings

    A military mouthpiece claimed that three men allegedly working for the Kachin Independence Army confessed to carrying out a recent series of bomb attacks in Burma’s jade-mining region.

    Environment Kachin Lead Story News

    Protestors call for closure of gold mine

    Residents of Hwaysai village say the mine, operated by local businessman Kyauk Win, has been eroding the banks of Uru Creek and obstructing the flow of water since it began in March of this year.

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    At least 10 dead, dozens missing in latest Hpakant mine landslide

    The incident took place at a site that had been closed for the rainy season because of fears about the stability of its massive pile of mining waste.

    Crime Kachin Lead Story News

    Village official gunned down in Hpakant

    Nandar Hlaing, who was recently assigned to work as a village administrator in Hpakant Township, was shot and killed in front of her children on Sunday evening.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Latest Hpakant blasts linked to extortion demands

    The attack, on a company apparently targeted for refusing to give in to extortion demands from an armed group, left at least 10 vehicles damaged or destroyed.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters Natural resources News

    At least 13 buried in latest Hpakant landslide

    Local officials say around 20 people may have been buried when a slag heap collapsed on Thursday evening.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin villagers get apology from Burma Army commander

    The Burmese Army apologised to villagers displaced by recent clashes in Hpakant Township between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army.

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