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.”
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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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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.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
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.
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.
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.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
KNU warned over unauthorised medical team
A liaison officer for the Karen National Union denied that the armed group had sent the team, which provided free eye treatment to 73 local people.
KNU urges DKBA renegades to return to mother organisation
Saw Kyaw Thet and Saw San Aung’s renegade faction has frequently engaged in armed clashes against Burmese government forces in recent years.
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KNU, NMSP troops clash in Tenasserim
The clashes between the two major ethnic armed groups are the first since they decided to stop fighting in 1988.
KNU responds to video showing soldiers abusing ‘hooligans’
In a statement released on Tuesday, the KNU said it would investigate the incident and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
KNU in checkpoint dispute
The area was under KNU control until the group reached a ceasefire agreement with the Burmese government in 2012.
Karen Lead Story News Peace Process
Locals flee KNU recruitment drive
Despite the prospect of signing a ceasefire accord next week, the KNU is reportedly press-ganging locals in the northern Karen State township.
KNU-KNLA Peace Council members arrested for armed robbery
Police say that a second lieutenant was among the five who have been arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Irrawaddy Division.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
KNU rejects Union Day commitment
KNU Deputy Chair Zipporah Sein has said that the signing of a Union Day “deed of commitment” was not backed by the KNU standing committee.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
KNU ‘not ready’ for Union Day truce
As Karen National Union representatives meet with President Thein Sein, the group announces it is not yet prepared to sign a ceasefire agreement.
Karen Lead Story News Peace Process
KNU leader calls for a ‘bloodless theatre’ in Burma
KNU Chairman Mutu Say Poe pledges support for the peace process, while calling for all sides to desist from hostilities.
KNU, DKBA ‘support’ Kawthoolei Armed Forces
KNU and DKBA members wrapped up a meeting on Thursday by releasing a joint statement announcing support for the formation of the Kawthoolei Armed Forces (KAF).
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Karen groups call for KNU to reconcile with UNFC
“We would like to see a reconciliation because we cannot attain federalism with Karen people alone. All ethnic groups have to work together if we are to be successful.”
Ethnic bloc hopeful of KNU return
A leader of Burma’s main ethnic bloc, the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), said its members are hopeful that the Karen National Union (KNU) will rejoin the group after their sudden withdrawal earlier this week.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
UNFC opens 2 top positions for KNU
Chairman of the ethnic bloc says it will reserve two leading positions for representatives of the Karen Nation Union despite the Karen group walking out of the UNFC conference in Chiang Mai on Sunday.
KNU suspends membership of ethnic alliance
After walking out on ethnic talks on Sunday, the Karen National Union (KNU) has suspended its membership with the United Nationalities Federal Council.
BREAKING NEWS – KNU walk out of ethnic talks
Representatives of the Karen National Union (KNU) walked out of a meeting of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) on Sunday, saying they needed to consult their leadership. A press[…]
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KNU legend Tamla Baw dies peacefully, aged 94
Gen. Saw Tamla Baw, a highly respected Karen leader and elder statesman of the independence movement, has passed away at the age of 94 in his home in northern Thailand’s Mae Sariang.
Tenasserim govt orders KNU to stop collecting ‘taxes’
Tenasserim Division’s government ordered the KNU to stop letting their police force collect “taxes” in Tavoy district.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
KNU urges Thein Sein to head party in next term
The KNU urged President Thein Sein to run in the 2015 election, and met the parliament speaker for the first time.
KNU constructs housing in preparation for peace
The Karen National Union has begun building houses to accommodate troops set to return to Burma after the signing of a nationwide ceasefire, which is expected to be achieved late this year.
Hpa-an cement factory – KNU pledge to let locals decide
After meeting with locals in Karen State capital Hpa-an on Monday, Karen National Union Vice-chairperson Zipporah Sein pledged that the construction of a cement factory proposed by Myanmar Jidong Cement[…]
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Suu Kyi asks KNU to focus on constitutional reform
Suu Kyi allegedly referred to the ongoing peace talks between the KNU, other ethnic armed groups and the Burmese government, saying that constitutional reform would bolster the peace process.
KNU, Mongla call for diplomacy, not war
Ethnic armed groups Karen National Union (KNU) and the Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS) on Monday released a joint-statement stressing a need for bilateral peace negotiations “with[…]
