Kantarawaddy Times

December 2, 2025
Summary of Key Events in Karenni State in November
November 24, 2025
Are Violence Against Women Still Being Suppressed?
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November 6, 2025
Repay Only with Remembrance for Their Sacrifice
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October 14, 2025
How Will People Sustain Their Livelihoods If They Become Long-Term...
In Karenni State, which has a population of around 300,000, about 250,000 people have become internally displaced due to the ongoing conflict. It is...
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September 15, 2025
Junta drones: A grave danger for Karenni people
In Karenni State, the junta is strategically using drones not only to gain a military advantage over resistance forces but also with the malicious...
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July 26, 2025
Faith Helps Karenni Woman Beat Cancer
Daw Aye Myar, a Karenni woman, credits her faith with giving her the strength to overcome throat cancer, fully recover and now be leading a healthy...
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July 14, 2025
From Farmers to IDPs in Karenni State
As light drizzle fell on Htaynghahlar displaced people’s (IDP) camp, in a flimsy hut two middle-aged friends, IDP women living in the camp, talked to...
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March 11, 2025
US Aid Cuts Affect Karenni Refugee Camp Clinics
Naw Ku Paw, the Director of the Karenni Health Department (KnHD) explained how the recent sudden cuts to USAid have affected the provision of aid to...
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December 7, 2024
The Injustice Driving a Karenni Resistance Fighter
The tragic killing of his uncle by the junta at what should have been the joyous occasion of his sister’s wedding is what drove Aung Nge to join the...
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November 29, 2024
A Young Ethnic Student’s Perseverance Pays Off
Maw Sue, a determined young woman from the Karenni Ethnic group who finished her bachelors degree in war-torn Karenni State has, against all odds,...
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November 14, 2024
An IDP Family’s Setbacks in the Face of Typhoon Yagi
Daw Mu Tar was delighted to see her paddy field overflowing with ripe rice, with everything ready for harvest, then the devastating Typhoon Yagi hit...
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October 5, 2024
Life in a Karenni IDP Camp
When I visited the Pon Creek displaced person’s (IDP) camp No.4 camp in Demoso Township, Karenni State I found the residents had followed the Burmese...
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September 16, 2024
An inspiring woman from Karenni State: Maw MiMar
“Maw MiMar” — This name is well-known not only among the displaced people living in refugee camps along the Thailand-Karenni State border but also...
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February 10, 2024
Indelible Bloodshed & Trauma in the Wake of Murderous Bombing of Two...
A teacher "Attacking schools where only children are present is utterly despicable. The sheer horror of it nearly induces a heart attack.?” The...
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January 12, 2024
Young Karenni Teenagers Chase their Dream : Getting An Education in a Time...
In a fragile hut constructed from bamboo poles, two young women are getting ready for school. The hut, devoid of any walls and consists of just a...