Hpakant
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At least 30 jade miners believed dead in latest Hpakant landslide
Witnesses say the collapse of a hillside into a lake triggered a wave that was at least 40 feet high
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Clash and blasts reported in Myanmar jade town of Hpakant
The incidents are the latest evidence of tensions in the area, three months after dozens were killed there by junta airstrikes
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Australian MP calls for ‘immediate’ sanctions against Myanmar following junta massacre of Kachin State civilians
A parliamentarian introduces a legislative motion urging Australia to ‘isolate’ Myanmar’s coup regime from access to funding and resources used to terrorise the population
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Junta forces torch Hpakant Township village after forcing KIA withdrawal, locals say
The Myanmar army and the Shanni Nationalities Army set fire to hundreds of homes in the village of Sezin following a day-long clash with Kachin forces, residents say
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Further clashes between KIA, Myanmar military break out in Hpakant
Locals allege that the Shanni Nationalities Army has participated in the clashes alongside the junta, but a spokesperson for the armed group denies the claim
