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Karen traditional musicians have urged the Karen people to preserve Karen traditional music since the majority of the Karen people are not interested in playing the Karen traditional musical instruments. Saw Mike Aung Kho, who plays Gain (Migyaung Hlyar) and Khanar (zither), told Karen News on May 14 that the number of people who can play traditional musical instruments has…

Traditional Music

Musicians Urge the Preservation of Karen Traditional Music

Karen State’s Unreliable Power Supply Forces Firewood, Charcoal, and Candle Prices to Skyrocket – Garment Factories Owners Expect Huge Losses and Cancelled Orders

Angry Families Quarrel with Senior Burma Army Officers Over Mis-information Frontline Soldiers Killed in Battle were ‘Missing’ Not Dead

Kyarinnseikgyi Teacher Opposed to Coup, Sentenced to 17 Years-in Jail with Hard Labor

Karen State Students Registrations for Matriculation Exams Reduced by Two-Thirds

Protesters demand the US and China Chiang Mai consulates do more to end Kachin conflict

KNU Releases Guidelines for News Reporting in Controlled Territories

KNU/KNLA Plan to Defeat Last Junta Soldiers at Friendship Bridge 2 Delayed

Myawaddy Friendship Bridge No. 1 Temporarily Shuts Down Except for Passport, Visa Holders and Patients

Karen Reggae Star, Saw Poe Kwar Still in Jail – Karen Artists and Community Campaign for his Release

‘Martyrs’ Day’ speeches warn government to keep its promise

Oversea Karen Representatives to Attend 16th Congress as Non-voting Observers

The Tragedy of IDP Mother in Leiktho Gives Birth to Quadruplets Miraculously Two Babies Survive but Mother Dies During Childbirth

Karen Environmental Leader Explains the Salween Peace Park and Wild-life Conservation Zone has the lowest incidence of wildfire incidents causing annual smog and toxic on both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border

War-Displaced Population Surges to Over 50,000 in Two Weeks Across 4 States and Regions

State Administration Council Continues to Order Air Strikes, Ground Attacks Causing Increased Displacement and Civilian Deaths

Political Prisoners held in Hpa-an Jail are Tortured, Denied Access to Medical Treatment, Family Visits and Clean Drinking Water

KNU: Burma Army Militarization Forces Karen to Flee Villages – Government Used National Ceasefire Agreement to Increase its Troops in Brigades 5 and 7