Karen Information Center

August 26, 2021
Fighting in Karen National Union (KNU) controlled areas has intensified after the military-appointed State Administration Council ordered...
August 13, 2021
The Burma Army (BA) killed a woman outside of her village in Falam Township, under attack since the night before. According to a male resident, BA...
August 10, 2021
As a health worker, physiotherapist Naw Hsa K'Pru Moo, 28 knows the precautions people should take to stay safe from COVID-19. With a household of...
August 5, 2021
Burmese migrants working in Thailand have started to make their way home as of August 1 the Myawaddy-Mae Sot border will reopen after it was closed...
August 5, 2021
Regular vaccinations services for children in rural areas of Karen State, either under government-controlled or ethnic armed organizations, have been...
August 5, 2021
Restrictions imposed by public health officials to try to contain recent Covid-19 outbreaks and the spread of infections in Thailand, including in...
July 30, 2021
The recent non-stop monsoon rain has swamped homes, schools, monasteries and COVID-19 treatment centers in the border town of Myawaddy, Karen State...
July 28, 2021
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, pharmacies in Karen State are facing drug shortages since mid-July according to the local chemists. Nan Khin Lin...
July 28, 2021
The closure of Government-run schools by the military-appointed State Administration Council is placing stress on Karen Education and Cultural...
July 27, 2021
The Karen National Union (KNU) health officials say they will continue to work on preventing the spread of Covid-19 disease, despite objections by...
July 20, 2021
A Tweet from James Palmer, deputy editor of Foreign Policy has provoked outrage among ethnic Karen community groups. Palmer’s critics accuse him of...
July 20, 2021
The people of Burma are facing a Covid-19 crisis that is estimated to have killed 5,281 people and climbing. The international Covid-19 data...