KNU mourns loss of leader
Feb 15, 2008 (DVB), A Karen National Union official said today that the group would continue to work for its aims despite the assassination of KNU secretary-general Pado Manh Sha[…]
KNU leader assassinated
Feb 14, 2008 (DVB), Karen National Union secretary-general Pado Manh Sha has been assassinated by two unknown men, according to early reports. At around 4.30pm today, two unidentified men entered[…]
Karen refugee camps warned of attack rumours
Feb 11, 2008 (DVB), Karen refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border have been placed on high alert amid rumours of a possible attack by government troops and a Karen National[…]
Bomb kills KNU defector's son-in-law
Jan 31, 2008 (DVB), The son-in-law of a Karen National Union commander who defected to the Burmese government side was killed by a bomb yesterday in what is thought to[…]
Bomb explodes on bus in Bago township
Jan 17, 2008 (DVB), A bus conductor was killed when a bomb exploded on a passenger bus travelling from Kyaukkyi to Rangoon yesterday, according to Burmese state media reports. The[…]
Increased security in Bago raises local suspicions
Jan 15, 2008 (DVB), In the aftermath of the bomb explosion in Bago division on 11 January, local residents have expressed their suspicions about heightened security measures put in place[…]
Bomb explosion in Rangoon
Jan 14, 2008 (DVB), A woman was injured in a bomb explosion in Rangoon yesterday afternoon, the third bomb attack in three days following two explosions in Naypyidaw and Bago[…]
Bomb explodes near Naypyidaw
Jan 11, 2008 (DVB), A bomb exploded at Pyinmanar railway station near the new Burmese capital Naypyidaw at around 4am this morning, killing one woman, local sources said. A Pyinmanar[…]
Township official shot and wounded
Dec 3, 2007 (DVB), The township chairman of the Three Pagoda Pass border town in Mon state was shot and seriously wounded on 28 November, according to township residents. Former[…]
Family of NLD member imprisoned for USDA intimidation
Oct 10, 2007 (DVB), Family members and colleagues of a National League for Democracy member who was attacked in June have been given five to seven-year sentences for threatening the[…]
More than 1000 Karen flee their homes
Aug 27, 2007 (DVB)
