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April 25, 2016
A Burma Army attack on a village on the Shan-Kachin State border has seen civilians targeted and killed, according to a report by the front line...
April 22, 2016
A trial run of the Min Lwin Mountain cement factory project in the Pein Hne Taw Village Group in Thaton Township, Mon State has harmed the natural...
General Saw Mo Shay the new DKBA Commander-in-Chief
April 21, 2016
General Saw Mo Shay has been officially appointed as the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) Commander-in-Chief following the death of the...
April 20, 2016
Human Rights Watch praised Burma’s newly elected government for quickly putting into action the release of the country’s political prisoners.
April 20, 2016
The European Burma Network has called on the newly elected NLD government of Burma to “act swiftly” in addressing the humanitarian crisis confronting...
April 20, 2016
The Karen State parliament approved six key ministries on April 7 that will be run by two independent academics, a representative of the military,...
April 8, 2016
The Karen National Union (KNU) in Dupalayar District is preparing three different areas in Burma for returning refugees from Thai camps. A 22-member...
April 8, 2016
Two outside experts and a MP from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have been proposed for Karen State Hluttaw (state-level...
April 7, 2016
Decisive actions will be taken against politicians that are involved in corruption said Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint to civil...
April 5, 2016
In an effort to unify both the signatories and non-signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement the leaders of the ethnic armed groups met last...
April 5, 2016
Female Karen leaders are calling on the newly appointed Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint to introduce new measures to encourage more...
April 4, 2016
Plans to build a 5,000 ton cement factory in Mi Kayin village in the Karen State’s Hpa-an Township has been halted after concern from locals. The...