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

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

The Trump administration has heard competing proposals that would significantly alter longstanding U.S. policy toward Myanmar ...

At least six people, including a child, were killed and seven injured in a military airstrike on Kutkai township in Shan state of northern Myanmar, says the rebel group Ta'ang National Liberation Army ...

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

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

Environmental groups warn that China’s growing demand for energy and rare earths is laying waste to local lands and waterways ...

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

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar.

Flotilla carrying reinforcements and supplies attacked in Mandalay Region while heading upriver toward Bhamo in Kachin State.

The Naga Students’ Organisation (NSO) has strongly condemned what it termed as “escalating aggression” by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) towards the Nagas.