Karen News

Initial reports from KNLA resistance sources said the junta carried out airstrikes at around 9:30 a.m. on January 28, dropping four 500-pound bombs from fighter jets on resistance-held areas. The regime troops are pushing toward Minletpan and Hpalu villages, south of Myawaddy Town, but have struggled to make progress after more than three months of sustained resistance and effective interceptions…

DKBA spokesperson Colonel Saw A Wan dismissed reports that new buildings have appeared in Payathonzu Town, Kyainseikgyi Township, purportedly to serve as a telecom scam hub. There have been widespread reports that in Kyeinchaung Village, about 20 kilometers from Payathonzu Town near the Thai border, new buildings have been constructed for telecom operations, and that the DKBA has allowed around…

On the morning of January 26, troops under the junta’s Light Infantry Division 22 (LID 22) attempted to seize a base held by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied resistance forces near Minletpan, triggering a clash. The junta also carried out drone bombings and deployed suicide drones during the skirmish, according to local communities and Thai media. Some…

In the second week of December 2025, a junta column of around 50 troops raided a house in the village and abducted a married couple, their two sons aged 3 and 6, and a 10-year-old boy living with them—five people in total, locals reported. “We don’t even know if they’re still alive. It’s been over a month since they were…

The attack occurred on January 20 as a group of voter registration workers, guarded by junta troops, were entering a house in the village, according to locals. The explosion hit the house, killing three adult women and injuring two others, including a child, a human rights activist from Launglon Township said. “The attack seems to have been aimed at the…

Thai authorities officially announced the closure of border ferry docks in five townships bordering Myanmar, including Mae Sot, starting on December 1 last year. The closure included docks linking Minletpan Village in Myawaddy Township with Mae Ko Ken Village on the Thai side. “After the docks were first closed, Thai authorities reopened them briefly depending on the fighting on the…

“The junta does not allow press freedom at all. It often pressures media agencies to write only content that favors it. In resistance-controlled areas, press freedom has also not yet reached the level people expect. There are still problems in some places, and these issues still need to be resolved through continued dialogue. Press freedom is not only important for…

The junta has been directing its subordinates to vote for USDP candidates in the final round of election held in phases. However, those under pressure still do not know who the USDP candidates are for the voting scheduled on January 25. Commanders from battalions stationed in Kyondoe, Kawkareik, and Nabar, as well as Military Operations Command 12 (MOC 12), were…

The junta announced that it had raided covert drug laboratories in northern Shan State in the second week of January, seizing drugs and production equipment worth 1.62 trillion MMK. At a press conference on January 14 about the drug manufacturing crackdown in northern Shan State, attended by some foreign journalists, junta spokesperson Major General Zaw Min Tun accused certain ethnic…

The IDPs, displaced for an extended period by armed clashes in the southern part of Myawaddy Town, began facing shortages of rice and other basic food supplies in early January. The situation has worsened as the number of donors providing assistance has dropped significantly. According to aid workers assisting displaced communities, IDPs in southern Myawaddy Township who are currently sheltering…