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September 1, 2017
Thailand has asked Myanmar to upgrade a high traffic border checkpoint in Kayin (Karen) State that was closed in July due to flooding. They also...
August 31, 2017
<p>The Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) convened a summit of Kayin (Karen) State political parties on August 29 to discuss the formation...
August 30, 2017
Keeping Karen traditions alive overseas, a Bangkok-based organization held a wrist-tying ceremony on August 27 that was attended by nearly 3,000...
August 28, 2017
<p>After three H1N1 flu cases were confirmed at a refugee camp along the Thai-Myanmar border last week, the area has been under quarantine with...
August 25, 2017
A drug rehabilitation group has launched an educational campaign to promote awareness about their services, and convince youth to kick the habit, or...
August 25, 2017
Illegal sand dredging has continued unabated on an island in Hpa-an township, despite locals’ complaints that the activity is causing massive erosion.
August 23, 2017
<p>Several villages in Kayin (Karen) State may soon be hooked up to the electrical grid once a new sub-station comes online, according to an...
August 22, 2017
<p>A company soliciting public backing for its rock quarry project received instead a deluge of fury and objections during a consultation held...
August 18, 2017
Kayin (Karen) State’ s Department of Agriculture is disseminating seeds and crops to help farmers recover from a recent spate of monsoon flooding.
August 17, 2017
Over 20 fire-damaged houses have successfully been reconstructed in a Karreni refugee camp, allowing all families to move back into their own homes...
August 17, 2017
A woman in Kayin (Karen) State has died of swine flu, one of just two diagnosed cases in the state, medical officials at the Kayin State General...
August 15, 2017
A Karen ethnic armed organization has announced tentative plans to build a martyr’s mausoleum in Kawkareik township, Kayin (Karen) State.
