By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | January 11, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The Karen National Union agrees with the position of its armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army, that the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference should [...]
By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | January 12, 2018 During the celebrations of last week’s 70th National Independence Day, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said the crisis in Rakhine State has become the government’s most immediate [...]
Karen Information Center (KIC) / BNI Online| January 10, 2018 The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) denied the accusation of teaming up with the Border Guard Forces (BGF) in the recent attacks against the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) [...]
By Chit Min Tun / The Irrawaddy | January 9, 2018 YANGON — Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) commanders have decided not to attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference—21st Century Panglong—slated for the last week of [...]
By Soe Thu Aung / Mizzima | January 9, 2018 Maj. Naing Maung Zaw from Border Guard Force (BGF) confirmed to Mizzima that combined troops of Karen National Union (KNU) and BGF were fighting fiercely against the Democratic Karen [...]
Burma Link | December 21, 2017 Today (December 21, 2017), Burma Link publishes an infographic briefer about the Karen IDP (internally displaced person) camp Ei Tu Hta. Since 2006, Ei Tu Hta has provided refuge for thousands of Karen [...]
Since 2006, Ei Tu Hta (also spelled Ei Thu Hta) has provided refuge for thousands of Karen civilians fleeing armed conflict and Burma Army abuse in northern Karen State. Ei Tu Hta IDP camp is located on the Thailand-Burma [...]
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | October 30, 2017 KHRG presents 'Foundation of Fear: 25 years of villagers' voices from southeast Myanmar', an extensive review of 25 years of KHRG documentation on militarisation, human rights abuses and village agency. [...]
By Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | December 15, 2017 As 2017 comes to an end the ethnic armed conflict that have plagued the country for decades seems to be escalating, rather than reducing. The related ongoing peace [...]
Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) | December 18, 2017 On this New Year Day of the 1st of Thalay month 2757 (K.E.), we are joyous, and the of the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) General Headquarters wishes the Karen [...]