Karen Information Center

February 22, 2022
Daily electricity cuts in Hpa-an, the capital of Karen State, have forced residents to turn to charcoal for their cooking needs. Local consumers and...
February 22, 2022
Karen National Liberation Army sources confirmed the Burma Army has ordered 300 Border Guard Force (BGF) militia to its Brigade 5, Northern Karen...
February 21, 2022
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) recaptured the Palu areas from the Burma Army, including its artillery launching base on a hilltop near...
February 18, 2022
Fighting in the Lay Kay Kaw area south of Myawaddy, Karen State has intensified as Karen soldiers launched a counter-attack on Burma Army positions...
February 17, 2022
Civil servants in Papun Township who continued working for the military-appointed State Administrative Council (SAC) after the coup have been sent a...
February 15, 2022
Phil Thornton — Yestarday, 14th February, 2022, marks the 14th anniversary since agents of Burma’s military assassinated the influential Karen leader...
February 10, 2022
The Karen National Union said they will not attend ‘peace talks’ led by the military-appointed State Administrative Council (SAC) to be held at the...
February 10, 2022
Phil Thornton — Harn Lay died today at 3:03 pm in Taunggyi, Shan State. He passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends. He’s survived by his...
February 9, 2022
Heavy rains have flooded makeshift shelters of displaced villagers taking on the Thaung Yin (Moei) River banks. The displaced have been using the...
February 8, 2022
International and regional civil society groups strongly reject recent comments made by the UN Special Envoy to Burma Dr. Noeleen Heyzer’s calling...
February 7, 2022
Displaced villagers from Lay Kay Kaw are scared of being caught in fighting between the Burma Army forces and Karen soldiers. Adding to their worries...
February 4, 2022
Villagers have been forced to abandon their farmland, plantations and livestock in serveral villages in southern areas of Kawkareik Town as Burma...