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November 28, 2024
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November 28, 2024
29 Foreigners Escape to Thailand From Scam Centres
November 22, 2024
Three Family Members Murdered in Three Pagodas Pass Town
Flood victims in the Karen State
August 6, 2018
MPT offers 30-minute free calls in food-affected areas
MPT (Myanma Posts and Telecommunications) has offered free calls up to 30 minutes to its subscribers in 18 townships in the Karen State, Mon State,...
August 3, 2018
Flood victims still unable to return home due to slow recede of flood
The water level of the Than Lwin (Salween) River is still five feet above its danger level in the Karen State and the homes of the local residents...
August 2, 2018
Flood-affected victims still need aids on Kawt-lon Island
Relief aids are still needed for over 2,000 people from 15 villages on Kawt-lon Island in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen (Kayin) State after the island...
July 31, 2018
Electricity cut off in Hpa-an’s flood-affected areas for electrical safety
Electricity has been cut off in the flood-affected areas in Hpa-an and villages in the Karen (Kayin) State to prevent electrical hazards, an official...
July 30, 2018
Kyainseikgyi-Payathonzu Road cut off after mountain collapsed
Access to Kyainseikgyi-Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) has been cut off after a mountain collapsed near Yak-Ka-La Village in the Karen (Kayin) State...
July 26, 2018
State Counsellor’s peace talk in Hpa-an postponed indefinitely
The State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s peace talk in the Karen (Kayin) State’s capital Hpa-an has been postponed indefinitely due to bad weather...
July 24, 2018
Three townships in Karen State hit hardest by flood
Myawaddy, Hlaing-bwe, and Hpa-an townships, in Karen (Kayin) State, have been affected by severe flooding after heavy rain triggered a sudden rise in...
July 20, 2018
Authorities forcibly abolish buildings on land given away by the military...
The Karen (Kayin) State authorities have been clearing up unauthorized buildings since July 17 on the land that has been released by the military in...
July 20, 2018
Karen State reports 436 cases of dengue fever within seven months
Up to 436 people have been infected with dengue fever within the first seven months of 2018 in the Karen (Kayin) State, the State Department of...
July 16, 2018
Skirmish breaks out in KNU Brigade 5 area amid 21st Century Panglong...
A skirmish erupted between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Union (KNU) in the area controlled by the KNU Brigade 5 in Hpapun (Mu Traw) District...
July 12, 2018
National solidarity should be built through equality, not military...
National solidarity should be built in the union through freedom, equality, and justice between the ethnic people and not through military pressure...
July 10, 2018
IDPs run out of food in Myaing Gyi Ngu
Over 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myaing Gyi Ngu in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen (Kayin) State have run out of food since July 6 and...