Karen Information Center

July 24, 2018
Myawaddy, Hlaing-bwe, and Hpa-an townships, in Karen (Kayin) State, have been affected by severe flooding after heavy rain triggered a sudden rise in...
July 20, 2018
The Karen (Kayin) State authorities have been clearing up unauthorized buildings since July 17 on the land that has been released by the military in...
July 20, 2018
Up to 436 people have been infected with dengue fever within the first seven months of 2018 in the Karen (Kayin) State, the State Department of...
July 16, 2018
A skirmish erupted between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Union (KNU) in the area controlled by the KNU Brigade 5 in Hpapun (Mu Traw) District...
July 12, 2018
National solidarity should be built in the union through freedom, equality, and justice between the ethnic people and not through military pressure...
July 10, 2018
Over 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myaing Gyi Ngu in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen (Kayin) State have run out of food since July 6 and...
July 10, 2018
The Myawaddy-Kawkareik Asia Highway in the Karen (Kayin) State has been temporary closed on Monday (June 9) after heavy rain caused a landslide on...
July 6, 2018
The National Ethnic Youth Alliance (NEYA) released a statement on July 4 to denounce the government for taking action and using violence in the...
July 4, 2018
UHM Company will give Ks 500 million for regional development when it signs a contract with the Karen (Kayin) State government to build an...
June 27, 2018
The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army – Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) destroyed illicit drugs worth over Ks 10 million at their...
June 26, 2018
The Ei Tu Hta IDP Supporting Committee issued a statement on June 25 to urge the government to address the root causes of displacement before closing...
June 25, 2018
UHM Development Co., Ltd has won a tender on June 21 to build an international standard shopping mall (plaza) in the Karen (Kayin) State’s capital...