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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
April 29, 2018
Lay Kay Kaw new town suffers from water shortage
A new town established by the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Kayin (Karen) State government for displaced residents in Myawaddy District, Kayin...
April 24, 2018
KYO changes venue for summer youth camp due to objection
The Karen Youth Organization (KYO) has kicked off its summer youth camp on April 23 after changing the venue in response to the objection from the...
April 24, 2018
Myanmar, Thai governments urged to assist migrant workers’ return journey...
Myanmar migrant workers and labor rights activists have urged both Myanmar and Thai governments to assist migrant workers who are having difficulties...
April 11, 2018
Seven Myanmar migrant workers died in another bus crash
Seven Myanmar migrant workers were killed and many have been injured after a bus carrying 50 Myanmar migrant workers crashed in Tak Province in...
April 10, 2018
Schools in Karen refugee camps face difficulties for maintenance in...
Some schools in the Kayin (Karen) refugee camps are facing difficulties to continue teaching in upcoming years due to lack of funding, according to...
April 10, 2018
Missing humanitarian aid worker shot dead – MEAT says
A humanitarian aid worker from Ler Mu Plaw Village, who has been assisting the displaced residents in the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 5 area...
April 4, 2018
‘Western Pwo Kayin Literature Care Youth Group’ supports 1,765 Kayin...
The Western Pwo Kayin (Karen) Literature Support Youth Group has provided textbooks and teaching aids to 1,765 Western Pwo Kayin (Phalon) teachers...
March 31, 2018
Meeting on Hpapun incident postponed in Kyaukkyi
The meeting between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Union (KNU) in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region has been postponed although it was slated for...
March 29, 2018
Karen Nationals Thahaya Association urges Tatmadaw and KNU to follow NCA...
Yangon-based Karen National Thahaya (Friendship) Association issued a statement on March 28 to urge the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Tatmadaw...
March 23, 2018
Karen Women’s Organization receives Women of Change Awards from U.S....
The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) has received this year’s ‘Women of Change Award’ from the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar on March 22 evening.
March 22, 2018
More IDPs arrive in Myaing Gyi Ngu IDP camp within March
Over ten households have recently arrived in Myaing Gyi Ngu Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp in the Karen State, where more than 5,000 IDPs are...
March 21, 2018
Union Gov't provides over Ks 120 million to Myaing Gyi Ngu IDPs
The Union Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement has provided Ks 126.9 million to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are taking...