Karen News

According to the Geuzen Medal Foundation, the reason for awarding the Geuzenpenning Award 2023 to the AAPP was due to the organization’s reliability in collecting, recording, and exposing human rights violations to both the people of Myanmar, and the global community. “We believe that this award is a hero’s award of the Spring Revolution given to those who rebelled against…

The attack involved the use of a landmine and occurred on March 9th near Kaso and Yathaytkone in Paingkyon Township, which is located in the Hapa-An District of Karen State. Members of the BGF arrested an ex-military man who resided in a rubber plantation near the mine attack site, a local woman and a man who were passing by. Bo…

Among over 6000 displaced individuals, over 1000 have sought refuge in Shwegyin. However, the remainder are currently wandering in the surrounding villages and are in dire need of food and other forms of assistance. Following the infiltration of Military Council troops into the region, they established their presence in Pazun Myaung village on the western bank of the Sittaung River.…

The statement declared that starting from March 11, trucks traveling on the Dawei-Hteekhee highway in Dawei Township and eastern Dawei, along with local residents, are prohibited from using or transporting military products in their vehicles. “The current situation is to caution the public against using products manufactured by the Military Council. If any such items are found, we will destroy…

The Shwe Kokko new city complex sits on a bend of the Thaung Yin River that divides Myanmar from Thailand. It is 16 kilometres north of the trade hub of Myawaddy, opposite the Thai city of Mae Sot. It is known as the Myanmar-Yatai Shwe Kokko Special Economic Zone and been in operation since 2017.But is only since the coup…

On the same day, the KNLA launched an attack on the Border Guard Forces-BGF Battalion 1013 troops under the Military Council, resulting in the deaths of three BGF troops and injuries to six others, according to the KNU Mutraw District News. According to the KNU, the Military Council is engaging in continuous fighting with KNLA forces and conducting military incursions…

According to the leader of the Ye Belu group, a revolutionary force based in Ye township, the heavily guarded military council checkpoint on the Ye Bridge was bombed by a drone attack. The extent of the damage caused by the attack is still unknown. The leader of the Ye Belu group told KIC, “An attack took place at the Ye…

The Shwe Kokko new city project is witnessing a gradual expansion of gambling, casino, and entertainment businesses during the ongoing coup, local and Shan State businessmen, as well as businesspeople from the Chinese border, are flocking to the area to settle and invest. As a result, the real estate prices have surged to tens of lakhs of baht and are…

Minister U Aung Myo Min explained to KIC, “Dividing democracy into Western and Eastern concepts, can lead to a lack of understanding of what is democracy. Not having the right to teach democracy and social sciences in schools, is the act of military dictators who are afraid of democracy.” The ban was reportedly issued in an order that surfaced on…

The movement was led by the Rosy Women’s Union – Dawei, a member force of the Dawei District Democracy Movement Strike Committee, and they marched holding banners saying “Boycott Fascist Election, Walk Brave the Federal Way.” U Min Lwin Oo, who is in charge of the Democracy Movement Strike Committee, told KIC that the movement is being developed so that…