Marking its 20th anniversary, the Karen Information Center (KIC) News held a media roundtable discussion about the future of media in Myanmar on June 8.

“We wanted to inform our friends about the 20th anniversary of our organization and also to use the occasion to invite the government and social organizations to share advice about the media industry,” said Nan Paw Gay, KIC News’ director.

Around 80 people attended the ceremony at Thiri Hpa-an Hotel in Kayin (Karen) State’s capital. Representative from the state government, the Karen National Union, media groups and civil society organizations participated in the talks which touched on press freedom issues, and the role of ethnic media in Myanmar’s media landscape.

KIC News was established in 1997 to promote awareness about issues and human rights within the Karen community. Since 2014, it has published a Karen language newspaper, K’nyaw Takasaw, and a Burmese language version, Kayin Thadin Sin. KIC news also runs a website, an online radio program and a television program.


Translated by Thida Linn
Edited by Laignee Barron