Karen Information Center

January 29, 2026
DKBA rejects reports of new telecom scam compound constructions in...
January 28, 2026
Stray bullets from Myanmar clash damage house in Thailand
January 26, 2026
Family abducted by junta in Leiktho still detained after more than a month
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...
January 20, 2026
Soldiers and civil staff in Kawkareik pressured to cast early votes for...
In Kyondoe, Kawkareik, and Nabar towns of Kawkareik District, Karen State, the junta has been pressuring soldiers and civil staff under its control...
January 19, 2026
KNU rejects junta accusations of drug trafficking profiteering
The Karen National Union (KNU) has strongly denied the junta’s accusation that it produces drugs in areas under its control and smuggles them out as...
January 16, 2026
More than 3,000 IDPs in southern Myawaddy face food shortages
More than 3,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) who fled their homes due to fighting in southern Myawaddy Township near the Thai border are...
January 15, 2026
Nearly 300 junta troops killed in KNU Brigade 5 territory in a single year
Nearly 300 junta troops, including an officer at the operation-commander level, were killed in armed clashes throughout 2025 in Mutraw District,...
January 13, 2026
Junta launches deadly airstrikes on two BGF camps in Hlaingbwe
In Hlaingbwe Township, Hpa-An District of Karen State, junta airstrikes targeted the Oodaung and Thaiktaw military camps of the Karen Border Guard...
January 12, 2026
KNU jibes over Kawthoolei Republic declaration, says government impossible...
The Karen National Union (KNU) has stated that establishing a government is impossible without territorial control, a governance structure, and a...
January 6, 2026
Influx of fleeing telecom scammers drives up hotel prices in Hpa-An
Hotel room rates are increasing as scammers fleeing telecom scam operations, locally known as Zhapian gangs from Karen State’s border areas with...
January 5, 2026
Locals fear fighting may erupt in Shwe Kokko
Some junta troops in Shwe Kokko Town, Myawaddy Township, Karen State, have withdrawn from their positions after the junta-aligned Karen Border Guard...
December 29, 2025
Each polling station in Myawaddy has fewer than 1,000 voters
Fewer than 1,000 voters turned out at each polling station in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, during Phase 1 of the junta-led election on December 28...