Karen Information Center

December 16, 2025
Child killed, dozen injured in junta airstrike on Butho Township village
December 15, 2025
TNUPC announces plan to establish single Dawei armed force
December 12, 2025
Residents flee to Thailand amid fighting in Mawdaung
August 14, 2018
Despite Official Threats to Stop Karen Martyrs’ Day – It Marches On –...
Karen leaders in the Irrawaddy Region ignored warnings and threats from Burmese authorities trying to stop Karen people commemorating the annual...
August 14, 2018
Five organizers of Karen Martyrs' Day ceremony face charges under...
Local authorities are planning to charge five organizers of the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day ceremony under the Ward and Village Tract Administration Law...
Students learning Karen literature in the Ayeyarwady Region (Photo – Sa Ai Khant Shu)
August 10, 2018
Over 100,000 students study Karen literature in Ayeyarwady Region
A total of 123,696 students are learning Karen (Kayin) literature in government schools in the Ayeyarwady Region in the 2018-2019 academic year,...
August 9, 2018
68th Karen Martyrs’ Day to be held in various cities
The 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day will be held in cities like Yangon, Myaungmya, Kangyidaunt, and Pantanaw on August 12, the ceremony coordinators said to...
August 7, 2018
Over half of the flood-hit schools reopen
A total of 251 schools have been reopened now after many schools were closed due to the flooding in the Karen (Kayin) State, U Saw Myo Htet from the...
August 6, 2018
Asean River Watch groups decide focusing on environmental protection in...
Youth leaders of environmental conservation groups from the Asean region have decided to boost their advocacy for environmental conservation in Asean...
Flood victims in the Karen State
August 6, 2018
MPT offers 30-minute free calls in food-affected areas
MPT (Myanma Posts and Telecommunications) has offered free calls up to 30 minutes to its subscribers in 18 townships in the Karen State, Mon State,...
August 3, 2018
Flood victims still unable to return home due to slow recede of flood
The water level of the Than Lwin (Salween) River is still five feet above its danger level in the Karen State and the homes of the local residents...
August 2, 2018
Flood-affected victims still need aids on Kawt-lon Island
Relief aids are still needed for over 2,000 people from 15 villages on Kawt-lon Island in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen (Kayin) State after the island...
July 31, 2018
Electricity cut off in Hpa-an’s flood-affected areas for electrical safety
Electricity has been cut off in the flood-affected areas in Hpa-an and villages in the Karen (Kayin) State to prevent electrical hazards, an official...
July 30, 2018
Kyainseikgyi-Payathonzu Road cut off after mountain collapsed
Access to Kyainseikgyi-Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) has been cut off after a mountain collapsed near Yak-Ka-La Village in the Karen (Kayin) State...
July 26, 2018
State Counsellor’s peace talk in Hpa-an postponed indefinitely
The State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s peace talk in the Karen (Kayin) State’s capital Hpa-an has been postponed indefinitely due to bad weather...