Hpakant
- News
Kachin State prison hit by heavy artillery
Locals speculate that the KIA and its allies shelled the site, which has also been a station from which junta soldiers have fired heavy weapons at Hpakant Township villages
- News
Two local junta administrators killed in Kachin State
Locals speculate that the men may have been targeted over alleged ties to the military-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia
- Myanmar
Three more bodies recovered, dozens more still missing a day after latest Hpakant landslide
As many as 100 people may have been buried by the collapse of a pile of mine waste on Wednesday, according to search teams
- News
One person found dead and up to 100 others still missing after landslide in Hpakant
It was the second deadly landslide incident reported in the jade-mining region in just three days
- In-Depth
Jade hunters put their quest for riches on hold to join the fight against a hated regime
Some young fortune seekers in Hpakant have decided to try to secure their country’s future before their own
