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February 25, 2026
KNU grants amnesty to over 100 prisoners
February 24, 2026
Chinese business boom sparks popularity of Chinese language courses in...
February 24, 2026
Karen and Karenni youths convene to bolster revolutionary efforts
September 20, 2016
KUPC Urges Negotiations to Resolve Mae Tha Wor Fighting
The Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) called for negotiations to be held to halt the fighting in the Mae Tha Wor area of Hlaingbwe Township,...
Children at Myaing Gyi Ngu IDP Camp
September 20, 2016
Three Temporary Schools for IDPs Open in Myaing Gyi Ngu
Three temporary schools have opened for children living in Myaing Gyi Ngu internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Karen State said the Tha Wor...
September 16, 2016
UNICEF and KNU Raise Awareness on Use of Child Soldiers
The Karen National Union (KNU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Myanmar held awareness-training to help prevent the recruitment of...
IDPs in Myaing Gyi Ngu
September 16, 2016
PEDU Donates over 10 Million Kyats of Supplies to Karen IDPs
The Hpa-an-based Phalon Education Development Unit (PEDU) has donated over 10 million kyats (approx $8,170 USD) worth of food and other supplies to...
September 15, 2016
Burmese Government Bulldoze Village in Chin State
Burmese Government have been criticised by a frontline human rights organisation after a village in Chin State was bulldozed.
KNU Troops
September 15, 2016
KNU and Burma Army Clash in Karen State
The Burma Army skirmished with Karen National Union (KNU) troops in the KNU Brigade 7 controlled area of Htee Lay Koe Hta in Hlaingbwe Township,...
September 14, 2016
Karen Party Proposes Constitutional Reform to Give the People ‘More Say’
The Karen People’s Party (KPP) has formally submitted a proposal for constitutional reform with the object of making the State Chief Ministers...
September 14, 2016
KNU Calls on the Burma Army and Its Militia to End its Military Operations...
The Karen National Union has issued a public statement today, September 13, objecting to and calling for an end to fighting in Mae Tha Wor between...
September 12, 2016
KNU and NMSP Reach Agreement
Karen National Union (KNU) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) officials reached an agreement that should prevent any further fighting between them at...
September 12, 2016
Villagers Flee as Govt Militia Reinforce Mae Tha Wor, Karen State
As many as 2,000 villagers from 12 villages in Mae Tha Wor areas have fled their villages in fear of being caught in the crossfire between the Burma...
Press Conference Launch of MYPO Report on Salween River Dams
September 10, 2016
Report Details Harm Salween River Dams Could Cause
The Mon Youth Progressive Organisation (MYPO) has released a report analysing the potential damage to six townships in Mon and Karen States when...
September 9, 2016
HRW: US Government ‘Should Retain Key Sanctions’
The New York based human rights organisation Human Rights Watch has called on the US Government to retain ‘key sanctions’ in order to keep pressure...