Karen News

Due to military conflict the main road to Kawkareik has been blocked, preventing the import of goods and causing locals to experience shortages of food and other essentials during the current rainy season, an owner of a convenience store in the southern part of Kawkareik reported. Traffic on the Kawkareik-Myawaddy (Asia) Road, crucial for regional trade, has come to a…

The commander of the Dawna Column Saw Dah Ko, informed the KIC that, “The Junta’s attempted offensive to retake the Union Road section section had resulted in fierce clashes, but we are determined to hold onto that area, hence the ongoing fighting.” Certain local ethnic armed organizations (EAOs/ militias )allied with the Junta, are offering support to the advancing Junta…

Chinese tycoons, owners of casinos and Zhapian enterprises in the region, often utilize traffickers to recruit women from Myawaddy and other areas of the country for sexual services, enticed by the profitable rewards of the prostitution industry, resulting in a significant number of women, primarily over the age of 20, choosing to enter this profession in Myawaddy. “I know some…

The Mutraw newsletter disclosed that Junta troops stationed at Kyaukhnyat-Walu, Tarbukyo, and Panghaik-Kahikyo camps, home to the 434th Light Infantry Battalion, along with the Laetoe camp of the 19th Light Infantry Battalion and the Nattaung-Mawphokyo camp of the 341st Light Infantry Battalion, have been withdrawn. These troops have regrouped at the Khawpote base. Throughout May, Mutraw District witnessed a total…

Having completed the population verification process of the refugees at the border, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Thai authorities will begin relocating residents of the Ban Don Yang and Tham Hin refugee camps to third countries starting in June, according to KRC Secretary Saw Pwe Say. “Some have been interviewed for the first time, while others…

The Junta plans to merge its troops from Operation Aung Zay Ya with BGF members stationed in Kyondoe, Kawakarei, and Myawaddy, aiming to launch an offensive against allied resistance forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the source said. “Bo Myat Hlaing’s Kyondoe BGF and Maung Win Aung’s BGF factions accompanied Junta troops to Chaungphya, Kyoanbine, and Naungtapwe.…

The advent of the rainy season in the third week of May has triggered landslides and the accumulation of heavy mud, resulting in damage to Htaw Kaw Koe Road, Kyat Oo Taung Road, and the 1018 Road, all connected to Myawaddy, traversing through dense forest regions. According to a driver of the Yangon-Myawaddy-Mae Sot passenger bus, the cessation of operations…

The KNLA has successfully captured about 20 Junta camps of different sizes in Hpapun, and defeated two downtown-deployed battalions, gaining control of the town. Its offensive continues in seizing the tactical command bases of the 340th and 341st Light Infantry Battalions, along with other strategically located hill-based outposts crucial for Junta dominance in the region. “In Hpapun, there are still…

Since clashes broke out around the village in November last year, Junta troops have been stationed at the Chaunghnitkhwa Police Station and in houses and shops in the village. Due to this situation, the villagers were forced to flee. After seven months, some risked returning to their homes, but Junta soldiers still stationed in the village killed some and drove…

Since its initiation on April 4, ‘Operation Aung Zay Ya’ has extended beyond 40 days, yet the Junta’s two columns remain unable to breach KNLA’s defensive positions along both the traditional mountain route and the new Asia Road, encountering continued setbacks Vice Senior General Soe Win, deputy head of the Junta, who supervises ‘Operation Aung Zay Ya’, aimed at advancing…