Karen armies ‘agree unity deal’
The Karen National Union (KNU) and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) have agreed to unite during political talks with the government. “Although we may continue to have different methods in...
View ArticleKaren rebels set date for union-level peace talks
The Karen National Union (KNU) is sending a peace delegation to Rangoon for union-level peace talks with the government this Friday. The team, led by KNU General Secretary Naw Zipporah Sein and the...
View ArticleGov’t postpones peace talks with Karen group
The third round of talks between Karen National Union officials and a union peace delegation has been tentatively cancelled by the government. The meeting was scheduled to take place from 27 to 29...
View ArticleThree senior Karen leaders dismissed
The Karen National Union (KNU) today dismissed three senior rebel leaders for opening an unauthorised liaison office with the Burmese government in the state capital Hpa-an. Karen National Liberation...
View ArticleNorwegians scale back peace fund initiative in Karen state
The Norwegian government will scale back its controversial peace fund initiative in Karen state until the leadership of the Karen National Union (KNU) resolves their political differences, according to...
View ArticleFormer Karen leader dies in Rangoon
Prominent Karen National Union (KNU) leader David Htaw died on Sunday evening aged 64 in Rangoon’s military hospital less than two weeks after being dismissed by the KNU for alleged collusion with the...
View ArticleKaren National Union to hold ‘emergency meeting’
Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Committee is preparing to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss divisions within the organisation’s leadership. The KNU’s Central Committee member Mahn...
View ArticleKaren National Union to allow former members to attend talks
The Karen National Union (KNU) announced that they would allow the organisation’s recently dismissed senior members to attend an upcoming Central Committee meeting and discuss their future with the...
View ArticleKaren National Union reinstates dismissed leaders
The Karen National Union (KNU) reinstated the Karen National Liberation Army’s Commander-in-Chief Mutu Say Poe and the KNU’s Social Welfare Department head Roger Khin after the two were dismissed last...
View ArticleKaren National Union kicks off 15th congress
The Karen National Union (KNU) commenced the group’s 15th Congress in Karen state’s Hpa-an district on 26 November, while the group’s aging chairman is set to step down. The KNU current chairman Tamla...
View ArticleKaren Revolution Day
More than a year after signing a ceasefire with the Burmese government, Karen National Union soldiers celebrate the 64th annual Revolution Day. The civil war in Karen state was one of the world's...
View ArticleKNU Vice-Chair recovering after car crash
The Vice-Chair of the Karen National Union (KNU), Zipporah Sein, is recovering at home with minor injuries, after her car drove off a cliff near the Thai border town Mae Sot late last week, a...
View ArticleKaren armed group opens commercial, tourism ventures
The Karen National Union (KNU)’s 7th Brigade announced earlier this week that they have started an export, import business along with a tourism company in a bid to channel additional revenue into the...
View ArticleThree senior Karen leaders dismissed
The Karen National Union (KNU) today dismissed three senior rebel leaders for opening an unauthorised liaison office with the Burmese government in the state capital Hpa-an. Karen National Liberation...
View ArticleNorwegians scale back peace fund initiative in Karen state
The Norwegian government will scale back its controversial peace fund initiative in Karen state until the leadership of the Karen National Union (KNU) resolves their political differences, according to...
View ArticleFormer Karen leader dies in Rangoon
Prominent Karen National Union (KNU) leader David Htaw died on Sunday evening aged 64 in Rangoon’s military hospital less than two weeks after being dismissed by the KNU for alleged collusion with the...
View ArticleKaren National Union to hold ‘emergency meeting’
Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Committee is preparing to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss divisions within the organisation’s leadership. The KNU’s Central Committee member Mahn...
View ArticleKaren National Union to allow former members to attend talks
The Karen National Union (KNU) announced that they would allow the organisation’s recently dismissed senior members to attend an upcoming Central Committee meeting and discuss their future with the...
View ArticleKaren National Union reinstates dismissed leaders
The Karen National Union (KNU) reinstated the Karen National Liberation Army’s Commander-in-Chief Mutu Say Poe and the KNU’s Social Welfare Department head Roger Khin after the two were dismissed last...
View ArticleKaren National Union kicks off 15th congress
The Karen National Union (KNU) commenced the group’s 15th Congress in Karen state’s Hpa-an district on 26 November, while the group’s aging chairman is set to step down. The KNU current chairman Tamla...
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