How Would the DKBA-BGF Conflict Undermine Short-Term Karen Unity but Help the KNU Long-Term Unity Goal

By Saw Thoo Lei & Eh K'Lu / The Karen Times | September 12, 2016 DKBA Troops Preparing for Assaults on Burma Army and BGF On September 1, leaders of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army released a statement [...]

2020-05-30T23:04:10+07:00September 14th, 2016|Articles, Featured Collection, Recommended|

DKBA Soldiers Reunite with KNLA

By Saw Thein Myint / Karen News | June 20, 2016 Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, including a battalion commander, reunited with the Karen National Liberation Army 201 Battalion, Brigade 6th on June 17 in Kawkareik Towship Karen [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:33+07:00June 21st, 2016|News, Uncategorized|

Burma Army Commander, Uses Guns to Reinforce Demands for Logs and Forced Labor from Villagers

By Karen News | 04 June, 2016 Local villagers from Maw Kee in Myawaddy District were frightened by gunshot fired Burma army commander near their village. Villagers said the Burma Army was angry in negotiation with villagers when he [...]

2020-05-30T23:06:55+07:00June 6th, 2016|News|

Multiple Forces in the Divide, an Update on Karen 7th Brigade Region

By Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | May 20, 2016 OVERVIEW Once one of the strongest regions in Burma for the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the area around KNLA 7th Brigade now stands as one of the most divided. [...]

2020-05-30T23:07:22+07:00May 23rd, 2016|News|

Karen General Joins Environmental and Community Groups who Want Govt to Halt All Mega Hydro-Power Dam Projects on the Salween River

S'Phan Shaung / Karen News | March 17, 2016. A coalition of Karen environmental community based groups, the Karen River Watch, joined with local villagers to protest the building of hydro-power dams on the Salween River. The protesters called [...]

2020-05-30T23:08:31+07:00March 18th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

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, [...]

2020-05-30T23:08:58+07:00January 12th, 2016|Articles, Featured Collection, Recommended|

KNLA Position with Regard to Ceasefire

Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), General Headquarters, Kawthoolei | October 14, 2015 The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is a Karen national revolutionary resistance army formed by the Karen National Union (KNU) for the liberation and defense of the [...]

2020-05-30T23:09:30+07:00October 14th, 2015|Press Releases and Statements|
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