By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom, Devjyot Ghoshal and Poppy McPherson WASHINGTON/BANGKOK (Reuters) -The Trump ...

Predominantly Christian Hpakant is a key battleground because of its economic and strategic importance, observers say ...

Trump’s moves—including talks on minerals and the lifting of sanctions against junta cronies—fuel fears that Washington is ...

The rare earth push - aimed at reducing dependence on China, which processes nearly 90% of global supply - has brought ...

Manoeuvres by the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA), which is fighting against the Kachin Independence Army and its allies, ...

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a partnership with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to access rare earth ...

Thirteen regime vessels have left Mandalay in a suspected attempt to resupply embattled troops in the key Kachin town of Bhamo.

The rapid increase in rare earth mining in Kachin State, Myanmar, is causing severe environmental degradation and health ...

Around 20 people were trapped after a jade mine collapsed in northern Myanmar's Kachin state, a police official told Xinhua.

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, weaken China, and bring peace to a fractured region with historic US ties.

The Kachin group is on good terms with the armed militias of the pro-democracy movement, known as the People’s Defense Force, that was formed to fight military rule after the 2021 army takeover.