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The Political Prisoners Network- Myanmar has expressed concern about the limited number of items allowed to be sent by visitors to inmates in various prisons across Myanmar, including Myitkyina Prison, which denies prisoners sufficient food. U Thaik Tun Oo, a member of the steering committee of the afore-mentioned network, informed the Myitkyina News Journal that the food
In Dahzon Village, located in Pannandin Township of Putao District, Kachin State, the price of a bag of rice is almost 300,000 kyats. This is primarily due to the challenging transportation situation and the resultant high transportation costs in the area. The price of rice in Dahzon village - a junction village - has seen a substantial increase from 70,000 kyats per bucket
Facilitated by militia and military leaders, rare earth extraction in Kachin State near China has serious health, social, environmental and sovereignty implications.