A Church hall of San Columban Roman Catholic Church at Aung Nan village in Myitkyina was burned on Oct 20, 2011 at 3:00 am. The cause of the blaze was still under investigation and no one knew how the fire first started. One local resident believes arson is likely to be the cause of the […]
A middle school teacher was shot randomly by Burmese Army soldiers
About 200 Burmese Army soldiers of 47th LIB, 56th LIB, 601st LIR under MOC-21 occupied Hkawanbang village and used as an operation center. Burmese soldiers reportedly broke open abandoned houses and took valuable household items on Oct 22, 2011. Most Hkawanban villagers have left their homes and fled to KIO controlled areas after Burmese Army […]
Horrible scenes of Namsan-yang village after Burmese Army soldiers left
Burmese Army soldiers of 121st Light Infantry Battalion and 348th Light Infantry Regiment who were stationed in Namsan-yang Kachin Baptist Church and Buddhist Monastery ransacked, robbed and burned shops and tortured villagers in Nansan-yang. Two local residents, U Htay Maung and U Tin Win, were tortured and killed by Burmese soldiers. U Tin Win was […]
Burmese Army robbed local shops and residents killed for no reason
Burmese Army soldiers on front lines are committing various crimes against local residents in war zones. Rape, killing and robbery are daily occurrences in war-torn Kachinland. Burmese Army soldiers of 386th Light Infantry Regiment under MOC-3 robbed a store owned by Mrs. Labang Roi San in Mali Sut Yang village on Oct 12, 2011. 200,000 […]
Why the United Nations Should Involve in the Kachins’ Cause
On the September 26th 201l, Lanyaw Zawng Hra, the Chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization, sent a letter to Ban Ki-Moon, the General Secretary of the United Nations (UN), asking help for the Kachins to “find a solution towards ending civil war” and “achieve national reconciliation” in Burma. Waiting eagerly, the Kachins are still yet […]
Burmese Army soldiers of Tikyit-based 512th LIR robbed a widow's house
Robbery by Burmese Army soldiers took place at 5:45 pm on Oct 15, 2011 at Nam-um village in Muse Township. Burmese Army soldiers of Tikyit-based 512th LIR under Kalaw-based 55th LID robbed a widow’s house in Nam-um village. Tikyit-based 512th LIR was led by Major Soe Kyaw Tu. Mrs. Nang Hkam, a widow, went out […]
Burmese Army soldiers occupied and used Namsan-yang Kachin Baptist Church and Buddhist Monastery as command centers
A fierce fighting has been raging between KIA soldiers of 3rd Brigade and Burmese Army at Chyauk Tsahkan in Momauk Township since Oct 17, 2011 morning. Burmese Army soldiers retreated from Chyauk Tsahkan after they came under fire from KIA soldiers at about 5:30 pm on Oct 18, 2011. There have been heavy casualties on […]