Karen Information Center

August 31, 2018
Participants of the peace implementation process and the Karen National Union (KNU) are holding a workshop in Law Khee Lar (Lay Wah), Hpa-an District...
August 28, 2018
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) held its central executive committee meeting at the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday (August 26) to...
BGF members (Photo – KIC)
August 23, 2018
Major Saw Mote Thon from the Border Guard Forces (BGF) Battalion 1022 in the Karen (Kayin) State said better understanding is necessary among the...
August 17, 2018
Five villagers died and six were injured after heavy rain triggered land explosion in Noh Li Village, which is located remotely from the town in...
August 16, 2018
After second flooding hit the Karen (Kayin) State's capital Hpa-an, two more relief camps have been opened in the city and the number of flood...
 IKO Conference (Photo - Hsarkolomoe Tuenunu)
August 16, 2018
The International Karen Organization (KIO) has urged the Karen National Union (KNU) to call an emergency congress to review and steer the ongoing...
August 14, 2018
Karen leaders in the Irrawaddy Region ignored warnings and threats from Burmese authorities trying to stop Karen people commemorating the annual...
August 14, 2018
Local authorities are planning to charge five organizers of the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day ceremony under the Ward and Village Tract Administration Law...
Students learning Karen literature in the Ayeyarwady Region (Photo – Sa Ai Khant Shu)
August 10, 2018
A total of 123,696 students are learning Karen (Kayin) literature in government schools in the Ayeyarwady Region in the 2018-2019 academic year,...
August 9, 2018
The 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day will be held in cities like Yangon, Myaungmya, Kangyidaunt, and Pantanaw on August 12, the ceremony coordinators said to...
August 7, 2018
A total of 251 schools have been reopened now after many schools were closed due to the flooding in the Karen (Kayin) State, U Saw Myo Htet from the...
August 6, 2018
Youth leaders of environmental conservation groups from the Asean region have decided to boost their advocacy for environmental conservation in Asean...