Kachin

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  Facebook Bans Four Armed Groups Fighting Against Military in Myanmar

  The Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Kachin Independence Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army were banned.

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  At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border, Says Army

  At least 160 people have died in three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's Shan state, a senior army official said Tuesday, amid efforts to revive flagging peace talks.

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  3 Missing In Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide: Officials

  Rescuers in northern Myanmar today said they were confident only a handful of people are missing in a jade mine landslide, refuting local reports that as many as 50 might have been buried.

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  Nearly 100 Bodies Pulled From Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine

  Nearly 80 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State and an estimated 100 people are still missing, a rescue official said on Sunday.

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  At Least 30 Dead in Mine Landslide in Myanmar

  At least 30 people were killed in a huge landslide as they picked across mountains of rubble searching for precious jade in a remote mining area of northern Myanmar, state media reported today.

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  Myanmar Signs Limited Truce with Rebels, But Fighting Persists

  Myanmar today signed a ceasefire with eight ethnic minority armies in a step towards ending decades of civil war, a move weakened by the refusal of several other rebel groups to join the deal.

• At Least 4 Dead in Myanmar Landslide

  Authorities in Myanmar say at least four people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mine in the country's north.

• Pilot of Missing Helicopter Found Alive in Myanmar

  The Thai pilot of a helicopter that went missing in a mountainous part of Myanmar almost two weeks ago has been found and taken to hospital.

• Myanmar Military 'Tortures Civilians' - Human Rights Group

  Myanmar security forces "systematically" torture civilians in conflict-racked Kachin state, a rights group said on Monday, the third anniversary of renewed fighting between government forces ethnic minority insurgents in the northern state.

• Clashes, Mistrust Overshadow Myanmar Peace Process

  Fresh clashes in Myanmar's Kachin state and signs that the army is hardening its negotiating stance with ethnic armed groups are casting a shadow over efforts to put an end to decades of civil war, observers say.

• Myanmar army says 22 dead in clashes with rebels

  Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said Sunday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace deal.