Karen Troops Fight Alongside Arakan Army
By Lawi Leng / The Irrawaddy | April 28, 2016 After days of traveling from Karen State, Col. Saw San Aung and dozens of troops arrived in Arakan State last week to help the Arakan Army (AA) fight the [...]
‘Our Village Was Burnt’: Karen Refugee Naw Woo
Naw Woo doesn’t know her age exactly but she thinks that she is about 40 years old. Naw Woo grew up in a small village in the Karen State, helping her parents make a living with hill-side plantations. Conditions [...]
New Approach Needed for Genuine Peace in Burma
Bertil Lintner / The Irrawaddy | January 10, 2016 Everything is looking good as the Burmese government and a number of ethnic armed groups prepare for a political dialog, which is soon to begin. On Oct. 15 last year, [...]
Kawthoolei Armed Forces Disagrees about the NCA Signing
Statement by Kawthoolei Armed Forces (KAF) | October 8, 2015 KAF disagrees with the 3 Karen groups, KNU, DKBA, and KNU/KNLA PC as representing ALL Karen when signing the NCA with the Burmese with their intent to destroy historical [...]
The Burma NCA – The True Situation: 17 Against, 5 For
Roland Watson, Dictator Watch | October 1, 2015 Agents of Burma's military dictatorship have published a great amount of propaganda about the country's nationwide ceasefire negotiation. Many incompetent journalists have also repeated the propaganda. Because of this, there is [...]
Attending Asian Highway Opening Ceremony Legitimizes Government’s Use of Force, Land Confiscation and Displacement
Dear General Mutu Sae Poe, The International Karen Organization (IKO) is deeply troubled to learn that you were invited as a special guest of the quasi-civilian government of Thein Sein to the opening ceremony of the Asian Highway 1 (AH1) from Myawaddy to Kawkareik on 30 August. […]
We’re Not Afraid – The Will of the People Cannot Be Defeated
Major General Nerdah Bo Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation in an exclusive interview with Karen News said that the “Burma Army wanted the DKBA off the highway, they want the money and control over it.” […]
This is Karen Land…We Have the Right To Stay…
As fighting continues between the Burma Army and Democratic Karen Benevolent Armies, the government has come under fire from a senior Karen General for trying to “shut down the DKBA.” […]
Karen Major General Nerdah Bo Mya: ‘The Government Is Playing the Game’
By Burma Link, April 7, 2015 Nerdah Bo Mya is a Major General and the Chief of Staff of the Karen National Defence Organization (KNDO), which was founded in 1947 to protect the Karen people and territory, and is [...]
‘Please Support Our People, Not the Government – They Are Cheating the World’: Mahn Robert Ba Zan
Ariana Zarleen / Burma Link There is no political solution, only ceasefire. During the ceasefire, they [Burmese military] have been building a stronghold in Karen areas […]