Karen Information Center

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
January 16, 2017
KNU and NMSP clash twice within the same day in Yebyu
Two skirmishes broke out between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) within the same day near Thè Chaung Phyar Village...
January 11, 2017
KNU aims to work on land issues in practice
The Karen National Union (KNU) will not only negotiate land issues in the Karen State with the Burmese government but also carry them out in practice...
Photo by - Hpa-an Thar
January 11, 2017
Twenty-three Splinter DKBA Members surrender
Twenty-three members of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (Splinter DKBA), also known as Klohtoobaw Karen Organization (KKO), led by Soe Soe...
January 6, 2017
International Based Groups Denied Vote at KNU 16th Congress Elections
International Based Groups Denied Vote at KNU 16th Congress Elections – “Congress Election Outcome Critical to How KNU Progresses Its Peace Plans…”...
December 24, 2016
Territory, Natural Resources Dispute Fuels Fighting Between Karen and Mon...
Fighting between Karen and Mon soldiers over natural resources and control of territory resulted in one officer wounded by gunfire.
December 23, 2016
Karen Health Department and Villagers Set-Up Free Community Clinic
Medic Saw Baw Mu Say puts on his rubber gloves and says as he prepares to start cleaning a cut on a patients admitted to the Law Mu Thaw-Ler Mu Per...
December 23, 2016
HRW Blame Government Military for Burning Villages in Rakhine State – “...
The New York based Human Rights Watch have issued a report claiming that satellite imagery and on the ground interviews with refugees support...
December 19, 2016
Karen National Union Stops Kyaukgyi-Mu The’ Road Expansion
The expansion of the 20-mile-long dry season road connecting Kyaukyi – Mu-The’ village in the Pago (Pegu) region has been ordered to to stop by the...
December 19, 2016
Maimed by Landmines, Karen Villagers Join Soldiers to Commemorate World...
The International Day of Persons with Disability was celebrated for the first time in honor of Karen villagers and soldiers who lost limbs during...
December 15, 2016
Southern Myanmar Journalist Network Elects New Executive
The Southern Myanmar Journalist Network has elected a new Central Executive Committee with 15 working committee members, nine of whom were elected as...
December 14, 2016
KNU and Karen State Government Meet to Discuss Land Issues
The Karen National Union (KNU) met with officials from the Karen State Government to discuss cooperation on solving ongoing and future land issues on...
December 13, 2016
Dr Cynthia Maung Says Healthcare Still Needed on the Thai-Burma Border
Mae Tao Clinic founder Dr Cynthia Maung said that health organisations on the Thai side of the Thai-Burma border, including the Mae Tao Clinic will...