November 2, 2009 / The Irrawaddy
Ryan Libre
The Oct. 31 deadline for the ethnic cease-fire groups in Burma to disarm has passed quietly in the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) capital of Laiza. Observers are focused now on the ongoing KIO-...
March 23, 2009 / The Irrawaddy
Ryan Libre
The path of the pen or the path of the sword? Young Kachin in northern Burma are preparing and learning on both fronts. The question dates back to antiquity, but recently it has come to life here in...