The Karen National Union commenced the group’s 15th Congress in Karen state’s Hpa-an district on 26 November, while the group’s aging chairman is set to step down
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Karen National Union reinstates dismissed leaders
The Karen National Union (KNU) reinstated the Karen National Liberation Army’s Commander-in-Chief Mutu Say Poe and the KNU’s Social Welfare Department head Roger Khin after the two were dismissed last month
Karen National Union to allow former members to attend talks
The Karen National Union (KNU) announced that they would allow the organisation’s recently dismissed senior members to attend an upcoming Central Committee meeting and discuss their future with the group
Karen National Union to hold ‘emergency meeting’
Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Committee is preparing to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss the divisions within the organisation’s leadership
Karen National Union, peace committee hold preliminary talks
The government’s Peace Making Work Committee and a KNU delegation met in the Burmese border town of Myawaddy in eastern Karen state on Sunday to discuss an upcoming meeting later this month
Thai police raid Karen National Union homes
Oct 28, 2009 (DVB), Thai security officers yesterday raided around 10 houses belonging to key Karen leaders in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Among those searched were houses belonging to the chairman of the Karen National Union (KNU), General Tamala Baw, and general secretary Naw Zipporrah Sein, KNU officials said. Thai authorities were …