Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
The continuing hostilities, which began on 19 January in Sumprabum township, Putao District, in northernmost Kachin State, have included numerous rounds of mortar fire and artillery.
Culture Kachin Lead Story News
It has been reported that only five pure blooded Taron people are still alive – four siblings and one elderly person aged over 100 years. They are all between 1.2 and 1.37 metres tall.
Six mountaineers have reached the town of Tha-hong-tan at the foot of the mountain in good health; they say they lost contact with the other two during descent from summit.
A rescue helicopter is on standby at the foot of Burma’s Himalayan glaciers, after a climbing team lost contact with base camp and has not been heard from for a week.
A female political prisoner in Kachin state’s Putao prison was beaten up by prison guards when she tried to stop them from beating up two other inmates
Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), Up to 10 passengers and crew sustained minor injuries on Tuesday when an Air Bagan aircraft overshot the runway in Putao, Kachin state, according to an[…]
