Karen National Union kicks off 15th congress
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[…]
Karen National Union distrust talk of reconciliation
Mar 24, 2009 (DVB), The Karen National Union has criticised plans for Thai-brokered reconciliation talks with the Burmese government, claiming that the process is only a means to move closer[…]
Panglong III wraps with delegates tacking 14 points onto ‘Union Accord’
The latest iteration of the “21st Century Panglong Conference” concluded on Monday with participants signing 14 points of agreement as the high-level peace confab came to a close in the capital Naypyidaw.
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Launch of Karen rights report quashed by Thai authorities
The launch of a Karen rights organisation’s report has been blocked in Chiang Mai, Thailand, after authorities pressured a local university to cancel the event.
Tatmadaw, KNU pledge to address current tensions
“In an attempt to diffuse tensions, our negotiation team will be prepared for talks with Tatmadaw counterparts in Bago on 29-30 March.”
Calls grow for withdrawal of Burma Army troops in Karen State’s Hpapun
Joining a rising chorus of voices objecting to the encroachment of Burma Army troops into territory in Karen State, hundreds of villagers in the state’s Hpapun Township staged a protest on Monday, calling on the military to withdraw its forces.
NMSP, KNU sit for talks following clashes over territory
The Mon army spokesman confirmed that dialogue focused on measures to resolve the territory conflict, and to prevent clashes from recurring.
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NMSP and KNU clash again in Tanintharyi Region
Clashes between the New Mon State Party and the Karen National Union, two Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement signatories, erupted on Sunday morning in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region.
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Mon, Karen national ceasefire signatories clash in southeast Burma
A clash between soldiers from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Battalion 16 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) reportedly erupted over the weekend near Mahn Aung village in Ye Township, Mon State. The skirmish flared eight miles away from the village.
Conservation areas could prevent Karen refugee return
Plans to create two parks to protect swathes of mountainous jungle in Burma could stop more than 16,000 refugees who fled conflict from going home.
Burmese peace talks ‘deadlocked’ over terminology, says UNFC
Ethnic bloc says “Nation of a Federal Democratic Union”; Tatmadaw insists on “Nation of Democratic and Federal Union”.
Govt, military and ethnic armed groups mark NCA’s two-year anniversary
Aung San Suu Kyi reaffirms her commitment to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement at the second anniversary of the pact’s signing as Burma’s commander-in-chief urges holdouts to get on board and the leader of the most prominent ethnic armed signatory to the accord acknowledges doubts about the peace process.
NCA signatories urge govt to reboot peace process
“We understand that the government has a lot of issues to resolve, in particular the Arakan Crisis. However, the peace process should be its priority,” says Khun Okker.
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International aid to Karen IDP camp to end in 60 days
Although the cessation of international aid had been projected 18 months ago, the KNU has appealed for international groups to continue funding until peace prevails in the region.
UNFC elects new leaders
Following the recent resignation of the KIO and other members, the UNFC now consists of just five groups: the NMSP, SSPP, KNPP, LDU and ANC.
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KIA official in explaining UNFC exit: ‘Things that can’t be said here’
The dwindling alliance of ethnic armed groups joined under the United Nationalities Federal Council banner convenes a conference in Thailand chaired by a leader of one of its former members, the influential Kachin Independence Army.
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Karen refugee advocates flag lack of planning on repatriation
The concerns of ethnic Karen refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were raised on Tuesday, World Refugee Day, over the lack of a clear plan for the return and reintegration of those going back to their homelands.
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Zipporah Sein questions KNU’s commitment to accord
The KNU Concerned Group says the Union Accord fails to include all ethnic armed organisations and does not take into account the opinions of ethnic political parties.
NCA signatories call for Arakan, Shan voices at peace talks
Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.
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KNU set to wrap up Congress, elect leadership
Attendees of the Karen National Union’s 16th Congress are scheduled today to conclude discussions on the ethnic armed group’s plans for the future, with leadership elections due to be held on Wednesday.
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Small steps to peace with Karen resettlement initiative
After decades on the run from armed conflict in their ancestral lands, Burmese nationals with Karen heritage are finally getting a taste of peace as they settle into newly built houses in the country’s southeast.
KNU kicks off congress with leadership changes on agenda
The Karen National Union kicked off its 16th Congress in Karen State on Tuesday, with the influential ethnic armed group set to appoint a revamped leadership.
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Federalism on agenda at peace talks, says conference secretary
UPDJC’s Sai Nyunt Lwin says the main focus of this next round of negotiations at the 21CPC should be about federalism.
KNU chair leads delegation to meeting with KIA in Laiza
Senior leaders of the Karen National Union (KNU) and Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) met to talk peace and war in northern Burma’s Kachin State on Wednesday.
Tensions high in Mon State as NMSP office searched
The move came soon after Union Day on 12 February when the NMSP held an armed parade despite objections from local Burmese authorities.
