There are no longer any junta soldiers, Border Guard Forces (BGF) fighters or members of junta-aligned militias left in Hsawlaw Township which is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Lhaovo, Lachid, and ...

The Kachins consist of six groups: Jinghpaw, Lachid, Lhaovo, Lisu, Rawang and Zaiwa. The Jinghpaw dominates the social and cultural life, and the nationalist elements of the Kachin society.

However, this is opposed by some of the smaller ethnic communities, such as the Lachid and Rawang, who say the use of “Jinghpaw” privileges the dominant group. They instead advocate for the use simply ...

Kachin are made up of six groups: Lisu, Rawang, Lachid, Lhaovo, Jinghpaw and Zaiwa. Ginraw Tang Gun said the festival will represent the six main Kachin groups, but it will also be open to the other ...

In response, the Lachid, Lhaovo, Lisu, Rawang and Zaiwa culture and literature associations issued statements opposing the use of “Jinghpaw” – reminiscent of letters they had issued just days before ...

In addition, the victims should receive support,” U Shwe Min said. Lisu is one of the six Kachin sub-tribes; the others are Lhaovo, Lachid, Kachin, Jinghpaw and Rawan. The KIA/KIO has been in conflict ...

The public shared their concerns with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi through selected invitees. Ting Chang Mading, chairman of the Lachid Literature and Culture Association in Myitkyina who was not present at ...

On the third anniversary of the abduction of Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman from Burma, we, the undersigned organizations, call on the Burmese government to thoroughly investigate her enforced ...