By Leena Zieger and Clarisse Tistchenco / Asia Times | December 10, 2017 The Ei Thu Hta camp on the Thai-Myanmar border faces foreign aid cuts that threaten the lives of its still vulnerable residents. Situated in a picturesque [...]
Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | December 5, 2017 Recently, on December 1, a report from Radio Free Asia indicated that the parliament would soon debate and decide upon the designation of 135 ethnic groups categorization on whether [...]
By Sai Wansai/Shan Herald Agency for News | November 21, 2017 From November 2 to 4, Kawthoolei Land Seminar attended by over 370 participants representing 53 Karen organizations was held in Law Khee Lah, Hpa-an District, in Karen Nation [...]
By Jared Downing/Frontier Myanmar | November 22, 2017 After 70 years of conflict, the KNU and local NGOs are beginning to work alongside the government in providing healthcare to the Karen people. A cycle crash and a nasty gash [...]
Kaelyn Lynch/Karen News | November 21, 2017 Refugees from Burma are finding it difficult to stay, difficult to go home. In Thailand, funding cuts to refugee camps have left over 100,000 displaced people from Burma to choose between trying [...]
By Saw Myat Oo Thar/Karen News | November 16, 2017 Complaint letters received by Karen State parliament related to land issues dominated all other concerns over the 10-month period from January to October 2017. A government official responsible for receiving [...]
By Kaelyn Lynch/Karen News | November 15, 2017 Dr. Cynthia’s Mae Tao Clinic is struggling to keep helping patients as donors to the Thai-Burma border stop funding. Mae Tao Clinic is appealing for help as funding cuts from donors [...]
Karen Organization of the United States of America (KOUSA) | November 9, 2017 On November 6, 2017, nearly 10,000 Karen people gathered from around the United States for Karen Day in Washington DC. This was a historic day for [...]
Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) | November 6, 2017 The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) fully supports the gathering of Karen people and their supporters in Washington, D.C. today. We support the goals established by the Karen gathering to [...]
By Saw Shar/Karen News | November 7, 2017 Karen organizations are accusing the government of abusing the ceasefire process to take advantage of investment opportunities with little regard for potential consequences to the environment or the local population. The [...]