Tag: Karen
Karen rebels give Chinese gangsters deadline to leave Myanmar
KANCHANABURI – Karen rebels have issued an ultimatum to Chinese nationals illegally operating scam centres and other illicit businesses – leave all areas under their [Read More…]
Myanmar Karen rebels refuse to reopen highway to Thailand
The Karen National Union (KNU), a major rebel group in Myanmar, has refused to reopen a key section of the Asian Highway that connects the [Read More…]
Myanmar Drops 4 Bombs on Karen Troops
TAK, June 29 (TNA) – About 200 Karen troops on Tuesday laid siege to a base of Myanmar soldiers. In response, Myanmar aircraft dropped four [Read More…]
Hundreds flee to Thailand after Myanmar army air strikes
Hundreds of people fled to Thailand on Friday (24 December) after the Myanmar Army carried out air strikes in the town of Lay Kay Kaw [Read More…]
Myanmar People Flee Battle to Thailand
TAK, Dec 17 (TNA) – About 1,000 Myanmar people fled a clash between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic troops on their homeland and crossed the Moei [Read More…]
About 3,000 Karen villagers take refuge on Thai border in Mae Hong Son
About 3,000 ethnic Karen people have taken refuge on the Thai border, in Mae Sariang district of Thailand’s northern province of Mae Hong Son, after [Read More…]
DSI to wrap up Billy’s murder case in three months
The Department of Special Investigation is expected to take another three months to conclude the investigation into the murder of Karen human rights defender Polajee [Read More…]
Evicted Karen spiritual leader Ko-ee dies at age 107
Karen elder Ko-ee Mimee died at the age of 107 early Friday morning, just two months after finally being granted Thai citizenship but having lost [Read More…]
