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August 17, 2017
A woman in Kayin (Karen) State has died of swine flu, one of just two diagnosed cases in the state, medical officials at the Kayin State General...
August 15, 2017
A Karen ethnic armed organization has announced tentative plans to build a martyr’s mausoleum in Kawkareik township, Kayin (Karen) State.
August 14, 2017
<p>A leader of the Karen National Liberation Army has called for continuing the fight for ethnic autonomy, but through peaceful, political...
August 14, 2017
With the leniency period now over, Thailand has warned that any remaining unregistered migrant laborers may be deported.
August 8, 2017
<p>A new network of activists and civil society groups has been warning Kayin (Karen) State residents of the dangers of coal through...
August 8, 2017
<p>Around 2,000 people participated in a traditional Karen wrist tying ceremony in Kawkareik township on August 7.</p> <p>&...
August 7, 2017
Amid efforts to entice more ethnic armed groups into the fold of the nationwide ceasefire agreement, the Karen National Union shared its peace...
August 5, 2017
<p>Education reform activist and champion of migrant education U Naing Naing Tun passed away on August 2 in Thailand, according to his...
August 1, 2017
Karen activists and aid workers are trying to drum up last-minute support for a shelter of internally displaced persons, before it runs out of...
July 31, 2017
<p>General Saw Ka Sel Doh, a Karen resistance fighter who joined the Karen Nation Union’s armed wing in the first months of its...
July 31, 2017
<p>Schools have been closed and nearly 900 people have been evacuated from a town in southern Kayin (Karen) State due to severe flooding,...
July 29, 2017
<p>A Mon State official has pledged K16 million (US$11,800) for a traditional Karen wrist trying ceremony, an event celebrating Karen culture...
