Karen Information Center

February 20, 2026
Junta cracks down on roadside fuel stalls in Myawaddy
February 19, 2026
Council formed to tackle cross-border smog crisis
February 19, 2026
Only guaranteed travelers permitted access to Myawaddy–Mae Sot Bridge
February 13, 2026
Emergency food needed for 4,000 displaced at Thai-Myanmar border
Around 4,000 people displaced by fighting in Wawlay, Minletpan, and Hpalu villages in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, have fled to the Thai-Myanmar...
February 9, 2026
Kawthoolei women demand greater participation and leadership rights
The district-level Kawthoolei Women's Dialogue issued a statement calling for greater participation of women in the administrative, judicial, and...
February 3, 2026
WLB reports 209 cases of violence against women in 2025
A report released by the Women's League of Burma (WLB) on February 1 revealed that 209 cases of sexual and gender-based violence against women were...
February 3, 2026
Some Myawaddy BGF members revert to original badges from KNA emblem
In Karen State’s Myawaddy Tow, some members of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) factions, which had changed their badges to signal an intention to...
February 2, 2026
Padoh Naw Lwe Htoo Say wins 2025 Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award
The Phan Foundation has announced that it has awarded the 2025 Young Leader Award, named after the respected former Karen National Union (KNU)...
January 30, 2026
Fighting rages on in southern Myawaddy
Heavy fighting and airstrikes are continuing south of Myawaddy Town in Karen State as the junta has been trying to advance on areas controlled by the...
January 29, 2026
DKBA rejects reports of new telecom scam compound constructions in...
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a junta-aligned Karen armed group controlling Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) Town and surrounding areas...
January 28, 2026
Stray bullets from Myanmar clash damage house in Thailand
During fighting near Minletpan Village in southern Myawaddy Township, Karen State, stray bullets crossed the border into Thailand and struck a house...
January 26, 2026
Family abducted by junta in Leiktho still detained after more than a month
A family, including children, from Masa Village in Leiktho Township, Taungoo District of the Brigade 2 of the Karen National Union (KNU), was...
January 23, 2026
Three civilians killed in drone strike apparently targeting voter...
Three women were killed and two others injured after a drone strike that apparently targeted junta-appointed voter registration workers in Sakhangyi...
January 22, 2026
Thailand reopens border ferry docks after month-long closure
Thai authorities have reopened some ferry docks along the Thaungyin (Moei) River, which forms part of the Thailand–Myanmar border, after keeping them...
January 21, 2026
IPCM calls for journalists’ safe access to information and protection
Amid ongoing armed conflicts in Myanmar, the Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM) issued a statement on January 19 calling for journalists...