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February 27, 2026
Five killed in drone attack on DKBA and civilian vehicles in southern...
February 25, 2026
KNU grants amnesty to over 100 prisoners
February 24, 2026
Chinese business boom sparks popularity of Chinese language courses in...
September 21, 2015
Buddhist Pagoda Inside Christian Church Compound Increases Religious...
Religion tensions have increased following the building of a Buddhist pagoda in the compound of a Christian church located in Hpa-an Township.
September 17, 2015
*Karen Remember World War II Hero
Seventy years after World War II ended, withered and mostly impoverished veterans will gather at the graveside of a British officer who almost no one...
September 8, 2015
Burma’s New Minimum Wage —Workers Claim It’s Still Not Enough To Cover...
The Burma government’s announced on August 25 that its National Minimum Wage Committee had approved a minimum daily wage of K3,600 (US$2.80) for a...
September 7, 2015
Karen Affairs Minister Resigns from Ruling Party to Join Karen Party
The Karen Affairs Minister from the ruling government party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party from the Tanintharyi region resigned and...
September 7, 2015
Karen Community Groups Demand KNU Take Their Concerns Seriously
Karen community groups claim the Karen National Union is ignoring their concerns about the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement with the government.
September 7, 2015
HRW Warns That the Election Commission Gag To Prevent Criticism of...
Burma’s Union Election Committee has announced highly restrictive regulations on statements made by political parties in the upcoming nationwide...
September 7, 2015
“Without Real Political Road Map, Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Leads...
David Tharckabaw, head of the Karen National Unions Alliance Affairs, in an exclusive interview with Karen News, explains why he is opposed to the...
August 31, 2015
From Mae La Refugee Camp to Salt Lake City, Japan… and Back
In early August, 18 young Karen and Karenni teenage refugees who had resettled to the Salt Lake City in the US, returned to the Mae La refugee camps...
August 31, 2015
KNU Leader Accused By Karen Groups Of Legitimizing Government’s Use of...
In an open letter to the Karen National Union Chairperson General Mutu Sae Poe, on Saturday 29 August 2015, a coalition of international based Karen...
August 28, 2015
Burma Army Division Commander Pays High Price after Failing to Prevent...
The Burma Army was quick to replace its South-Eastern Division Commander, following his failure to prevent the recent closure of the Asia Highway due...
August 28, 2015
KNSP and International Karen Organization Alarmed Over KNU’s Decision to...
Karen community-based organizations have issued media statements raising concerns about the recent decision of the Karen National Union to sign a...
August 26, 2015
Karen General Urges Ethnic Leaders Not To Sign Nationwide Ceasefire Until...
Major General Nerdah Bo Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation in an exclusive interview with Karen News said that moves to sign a...