Heavy Fighting Between Army & KIA Amidst Peace Talks

(Compilation of translated news from
various Burmese and Kachin blogs this week.)




KIA illegal logging camp at Mone-dane-par Village
near Mansi Town in Bamaw District.

Heavy fighting has recently re-started
between the Army troops and KIA (Kachin Independence Army) insurgents in the
KIA-controlled area by China-Burma border despite the frequently on-and-off
peace talks between two long-term