KIC
2012-12-17
The Thai government is refusing to extend its deadline for migrant workers to complete the Nationality Verification (NV) process needed to work in...
2012-12-15
Migrant workers from Burma sit on benches in and outside an labor ‘agents’ office on a small dusty road in the back blocks of the Thai border town of...
2012-12-15
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army took to the streets in the Burma border town of Myawaddy today calling on the Burma government to apologies for...
2012-12-13
Hsa Keh village is a small fishing community – nothing more than a line of small bamboo houses with leaf roofing. Under a clear sky, three small...
2012-12-13
The former Thai Prime Minister, Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, made a commitment during his visit to the Thai border town of Mae Sot that he would help lobby...
2012-12-13
An independent human rights organization, Karen Human Rights Group have reported that thousands of unexploded landmines are a daily threat to the...
2012-12-10
Villagers at a public meeting attended by government ministers, political organisations, community groups and developers called for new impact...
2012-12-10
More than a 1,000 well-wishers turned up at the Child Development Center, a migrant school based in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, to celebrate Dr...
2012-12-06
The United Nationalities Alliance, which represents leaders from many of Burma’s major ethnic groups, has released an open letter addressed to the U...
2012-12-06
The first ever Karen Women’s seminar has been attended by more than 40 Karen women who work in a wide variety of fields, including education, health...
2012-12-04
General Tamla Baw, the Karen National Union’s President resigned on the first day of the KNU’s 15th Congress held at Lay Wah Camp, Hlaing Bwe...
2012-12-04
An ethnic political party will publish the first nationally distributed Karen magazine since the government launched its media reform agenda.
2012-11-30
The Phan Foundation officially announced its call for nominees to enter the 5th year of the Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award. The cut off date for...
2012-11-29
Gen Tamla Baw, the 93-year-old Chairman of the Karen National Union (KNU), has announced his resignation and retirement.
2012-11-27
Tavoyan people in Southern Burma, who will be evicted from their homes to make way for a deep sea port and industrial zone deny claims by the project...