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New ‘Republic of Kawthoolei’ announced at Thai-Myanmar border The son of a former leader of the Karen National Union (KNU) declared independence and announced the establishment of the Republic of Kawthoolei, a self-proclaimed state located along the... [1]
Monday (Feb. 24) Kayah State lawmaker U Soe Thein asked if the government had a plan to set up a general provident fund (GPF) so civil servants had savings when they retired or resigned. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]
A Karen revolutionary leader, Major General Saw Htay Maung, died aged 93 at his headquarters in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, on May 3. His funeral will be held on May 5 at his headquarters in Toh Kaw Koe village, according to his family. [4]
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Australian MP Luke Simpkins, who last month made a covert visit into eastern Burma, has conveyed his support to Karen ethnic armed groups and spoken against continuing human rights violations in the country. [5]
Kevin Rudd is a former prime minister of Australia and is the global president of the Asia Society. Thom Woodroofe is a former climate diplomat and a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. [6]
RANGOON — Karen political parties, armed groups and civil society organizations meeting in eastern Karen State last weekend have reiterated calls for the creation of a federal union, while offering support for Aung San Suu Kyi’s constitutional reform... [7]
Wednesday will mark the 65th Karen Martyrs’ Day, the day that Saw Ba U Gyi, first president of the Karen National Union (KNU), was killed in a Burma Army ambush. [8]
RANGOON — Several hundred ethnic Karen leaders from armed groups, political parties, youth groups and community-based organizations are meeting in Karen State to focus on building unity among Karen communities around the world. [9]
New ‘Republic of Kawthoolei’ announced at Thai-Myanmar border The son of a former leader of the Karen National Union (KNU) declared independence and announced the establishment of the Republic of Kawthoolei, a self-proclaimed state located along the
Monday (Feb. 24) Kayah State lawmaker U Soe Thein asked if the government had a plan to set up a general provident fund (GPF) so civil servants had savings when they retired or resigned.
A Karen revolutionary leader, Major General Saw Htay Maung, died aged 93 at his headquarters in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, on May 3. His funeral will be held on May 5 at his headquarters in Toh Kaw Koe village, according to his family.
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Australian MP Luke Simpkins, who last month made a covert visit into eastern Burma, has conveyed his support to Karen ethnic armed groups and spoken against continuing human rights violations in the country.
Kevin Rudd is a former prime minister of Australia and is the global president of the Asia Society. Thom Woodroofe is a former climate diplomat and a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
RANGOON — Karen political parties, armed groups and civil society organizations meeting in eastern Karen State last weekend have reiterated calls for the creation of a federal union, while offering support for Aung San Suu Kyi’s constitutional reform
Wednesday will mark the 65th Karen Martyrs’ Day, the day that Saw Ba U Gyi, first president of the Karen National Union (KNU), was killed in a Burma Army ambush.
RANGOON — Several hundred ethnic Karen leaders from armed groups, political parties, youth groups and community-based organizations are meeting in Karen State to focus on building unity among Karen communities around the world.
Karen State, 283 kilometers southeast of Yangon, has been devastated by years of fighting between ethnic Karen armed groups and the government army. Peace was restored to the region in 2012.