Karen Information Center

July 28, 2017
<p>The Mon State government will provide 16 million kyats budget to hold Kayin traditional wrist typing ceremonies in the Mon State, according...
July 27, 2017
Karen refugee youth took part in a politics, peace and management bootcamp this week. Over 70 people attended the three-day training, which was held...
July 27, 2017
Only five houses have been rebuilt in a Karenni refugee camp in Thailand after a fire in the beginning of the month.
July 27, 2017
South Korea welcomed nearly two dozen Karen refugees to the country this week as part of a three-year resettlement program that began in 2015.
July 25, 2017
A low-cost, subsidized medical clinic reopened last week in Kyaukkyi, Bago Region, expanding the remote area’s health care options, according to...
July 24, 2017
<p>The US ambassador to Myanmar met with the Karen National Union on July 21 to get input about supporting local health and education projects...
July 17, 2017
<p>On her sixth tour of Myanmar, UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee made a stop to meet with Karen social organizations in Hpa-an township,...
July 12, 2017
Representatives from eight ethnic armed groups took part in a training program offered by the Cambodia-based Centre for Peace and Conflict Study from...
July 11, 2017
<p>Over 1,000 signatures have so far been collected on a petition against building a coal-fired power plant in Kayin (Karen) State, according...
July 10, 2017
The Karen National Union lauded female participation in a recent, local political training after the course attained a 30 percent quota.
July 10, 2017
Over 11,000 rural households in Kayin (Karen) State are set to newly receive electricity thanks to a long-awaited solar panel program.
July 7, 2017
Over 300 Karenni refugees have been made homeless after a fire destroyed 71 houses in their camp in Mae Hong Son Province on July 5.