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Nan Khin Aye Oo
September 7, 2016
The Kayin People’s Party (KPP) said that the public should have the right to elect state chief ministers in a paper submitted to the Union Peace...
September 6, 2016
Representatives for the media covering the Union Peace Conference (also known as the 21st Century Panglong Conference) have criticised the Burmese...
September 2, 2016
In a motion submitted to the Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong yesterday, Karen armed groups requested for the government to adhere to...
September 2, 2016
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), a splinter group of Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, has threatened to take action against the Burma Army...
September 2, 2016
Karen community based organisations have condemned the Asia Highway project for displacing local communities who had the “misfortune of standing in...
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September 2, 2016
A statement by the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) has criticised Burmese Government plans to dam the Salween river, questioning the economic...
New Mon State Party (NMSP) Vice-chairperson Nai Hong Sar
September 1, 2016
Nai Hong Sar, vice-chairman for New Mon State Party (NMSP) and member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), was critical of a speech...
Kachin Independence Army soldiers at the frontline (Photo: Zen Myat/Karen News)
August 31, 2016
A report by the frontline humanitarian organisation Free Burma Rangers has said that the war in Kachin and Shan States is escalating.
August 31, 2016
The largest state in Burma also has the highest number of human rights violations in the country, according to a recent report.
August 29, 2016
Karen parties that failed to secure seats in the 2015 General Election want representation at the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century...
August 27, 2016
The Karen People’s Party announced that policies decided at the last Karen National Union (KNU) meeting will be adhered to during its party’s...
Participants of a recent workshop in Karen State discussed strategies for returning internally displaced populations.
August 25, 2016
A workshop by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) about the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was held in Karen...