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November 6, 2024
CDM Participants Try to Adjust to Life in Liberated Karen State Area
November 5, 2024
KNU Kills 16 Junta Soldiers, Captures 17 in Hpapun Town
November 4, 2024
Junta Airstrike Kills Three in Naungcho Township, Shan State
March 17, 2022
Angry Families Quarrel with Senior Burma Army Officers Over Mis-...
Family members of Burma Army frontline soldiers killed in action not satisfied with explanations given quarrelled with the commanding officers. The...
March 17, 2022
Kyarinnseikgyi Teacher Opposed to Coup, Sentenced to 17 Years-in Jail with...
A young teacher who participated in the Civil Disobedient Movement (CDM) given a 17-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of three charges,...
March 16, 2022
Karen State Students Registrations for Matriculation Exams Reduced by Two-...
The Karen State Department of Education estimates student matriculation exam registrations for 2021-2022 academic year are down by two-thirds...
March 16, 2022
Karen State’s Unreliable Power Supply Forces Firewood, Charcoal, and...
The unreliable electricity supply in Karen State is causing alternative commodity prices to escalate to a level where residents are finding it hard...
March 14, 2022
KNU Gives Burma Army Three Days to Withdraw from its Territories
The Karen National Union sent a letter to the Burma Army command giving it three days to remove its troops from the Lay Kay Kaw and Southern...
March 11, 2022
Karen Reggae Star, Saw Poe Kwar Still in Jail – Karen Artists and...
While some of the well-known artists in Burma were granted amnesty on 2nd March 2022, Karen Reggae star Saw Poe Kwar is still in jail prompting calls...
March 9, 2022
Water Shortages, Rising Petrol Prices, Summer Heat Adds to Hardships...
Rises in petrol prices and extreme heat is causing residents of Lay Pha Htaw village problems extracting water from underground wells. The villagers...
March 9, 2022
Omicron Infections Increase – Karen Health Officials Tighten COVID-19...
As Omicron infections rise, the Karen National Union health department officials have taken steps to enforce its Covid-19 prevention measures on...
March 9, 2022
Burma Army Deliberately Shells Village, Killing Seven Karen Civilians –...
Burma Army shelling of Karen villages continues to kill and wound unarmed civilians, including women and children. In the latest bombardments, seven...
March 3, 2022
The Number of Displaced Doubles Since Coup: Myaing Gyi Ngu IDPs Increase...
The increased numbers of displaced people in northern Karen State is of great concern for humanitarian groups delivering aid. A community leader,...
A peanut farmer in An Pha Gyi village explained to Karen News.
March 1, 2022
Fighting Forces Peanut Farmers in Southern Kawkareik to Sell Harvest at a...
Peanut farmers forced to flee fighting in southern Kawkareik, Karen State are now facing reduced prices for their harvested crops. The farmers forced...
Features
March 1, 2022
Civil Society Groups Welcome Stricter EU Sanctions on Businesses and...
Civil society organizations welcomed the European Union’s (EU) new sanctions on individuals and companies linked to Burma’s military junta, including...