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    Tagged: Karen

    Ethnic issues Karenni Lead Story News

    Ethnic Kayan demand representation

    “Because of the current law, Kayah State does not even have a Kayan Ethnic Affairs Minister. But Shan State does.”

    Environment Ethnic issues Human Rights Land Lead Story News

    Tennasserim villagers stand against foreign palm oil project

    Tennasserim villagers launched the ‘Green Desert’ report on Thursday, calling for a Malaysian-backed palm oil project to be immediately suspended.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Federal union the focus for new upper house speakers

    Mahn Win Khaing, who was elected into the role of upper house speaker, will also serve as the chair of Burma’s bicameral union parliament.

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    2015 Elections Contributor Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Ethnic aspects of the elections

    Will an NLD-led government be able to transform the lives of conflict-affected ethnic communities, or will they continue to be dominated by militarisation?

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Latest results from regional parliaments

    The Union Election Commission has released the fifteenth round of results from the general election.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    ELECTION 2015: The show must go on

    After a day of uncertainty, Burma’s election commission announces that the country’s general election will go ahead as scheduled on 8 November.

    Burma govt two-faced with Kachin: Gun Maw video

    Interview Lead Story News Video

    Burma govt two-faced with Kachin: Gun Maw

    DVB’s Nay Thwin sat down with Kachin Independence Organisation executive member Gun Maw to discuss why his group rejected a long-sought-after ceasefire agreement with Naypyidaw.

    Karen Lead Story News Peace Process

    NCA talks have ‘failed miserably’, say overseas Karen

    41 CSOs issue a statement expressing no confidence in the peace process after it emerged that no more than eight armed groups will sign the NCA.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Video

    Election 2015: Polls won’t open in Karen State’s east

    Some ten thousand Karen would-be voters have been disenfranchised after Burma’s election commission announced that 102 villages in Burma’s east are too dangerous for polls to go ahead.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma’s battle with malaria … and bureaucracy

    Artemisinin, long considered to the miracle drug in the fight against malaria, is losing its grip on the disease – while the parasite grows in strength.

    Ethnic armed group and government representatives meet in Chiang Mai for further ceasefire talks. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Ethnic issues Karen Kokang Lead Story Peace Process

    Karen rebels to sign ceasefire

    The Karen National Union (KNU) has said it will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Burmese government.

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    History Lead Story News Rangoon

    Karens, Brits mark 70-year anniversary of WWII

    Several aging servicemen attended, mostly ethnic Karen men who had fought shoulder-to-shoulder with British forces against the Japanese army from 1942- 45.

    Karen Lead Story News Sport

    Karen football star wants to play for Burma

    Born in Thailand and now holding a British passport, rising football star Kler Heh declares his allegiance to Burma.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    UNHCR presents first draft of repatriation plan

    The plan envisages a voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders.

    Video: One dead in Karen rebel shootout video

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Video

    Video: One dead in Karen rebel shootout

    A pro-government Karen militia engaged a local rebel group in a shootout on Friday, in the most recent episode of unrest in Burma’s east.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Peacemakers herald progress as Rangoon summit ends

    The body brokering an end to Burma’s six-decade civil war said the country has moved closer to achieving an historic ceasefire, as three days of formal negotiations wrapped up in Rangoon.

    Culture Ethnic issues Feature Karen Lead Story News

    When an ethical boycott backfires

    Tourists used to flock to see the legendary ‘long-neck’ women in northern Thailand. Now, amid campaigns to ‘Stop the Human Zoo’, the steady stream of visitors has dried up. And so has their money.

    Free Burma Rangers take fight to ISIS video

    Aid Conflict Lead Story News Video

    Free Burma Rangers take fight to ISIS

    Cross-border aid group Free Burma Rangers recently undertook a front-line mission to Iraq, where its team embedded with Kurdish forces fighting ISIS.

    DVB speaks to Karen power broker Naw Zipporah Sein video

    Interview Lead Story News Video

    DVB speaks to Karen power broker Naw Zipporah Sein

    The Karen National Union vice president told DVB that current fighting in northern and eastern Burma has damaged trust.

    The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has been engaged in conflict with the Burmese military over the past week. (PHOTO: DVB).

    2015 Elections Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Ethnic armies vow to keep peace during election

    The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) has vowed that ethnic armed groups will not disturb the upcoming November elections.

    WATCH: Burmese troops comb highway for rebels video

    Karen Lead Story News Video

    WATCH: Burmese troops comb highway for rebels

    The Burmese army has continued operations to secure Karen State stretches of the Asian Highway, with the aid of local paramilitaries.

    Gunshots at the slots video

    Crime Lead Story News Video

    Gunshots at the slots

    A police raid on a slot machine parlour in the Karen town of Myawaddy on Tuesday night ended in a shoot-out— with two hospitalised.

    DOCUMENTARY: ‘With only our voices, what can we do?’ video

    Development Karen Lead Story News Video

    DOCUMENTARY: ‘With only our voices, what can we do?’

    Watch as KHRG takes you into rural southeastern Burma, where forced land confiscation and environmental destruction is taking place under the backdrop of an increasing Burmese military presence.

    Police speaking at a press conference after the squatters' arrest. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Karen Lead Story News

    Myaingkale forest squatters face charges

    Police have arrested and charged around two dozen people for squatting in a protected forest in Karen State.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News

    Election Commission defiant over voter list errors

    “If they don’t report mistakes, then I’m sorry, it’s their responsibility,” said UEC representative Win Kyi of people affected by inaccuracies.

    Education Lead Story News Refugees

    Karen student earns US$200k scholarship in New York

    Paw Ser Soe of Utica, New York, has been awarded funding to continue with her studies at Hartwick College in New York.

    Lead Story Military News Pegu Division

    Burma tests out Russian jets in KNLA territory

    Terrified locals in Taungoo must have thought it was WWII all over again when the Burmese army carried out testing of air-to-ground missiles.

    Crime Karen Lead Story News

    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.

    Lead Story Natural resources News Trade

    Karen BGF closes jetties in oil dispute with Thais

    The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has closed 23 border ports along the Moei River in retaliation for curbs on oil transportation by Thai authorities.

    Crime Lead Story News Religion

    Buddhist abbot recovering after being shot four times

    A Buddhist abbot, Sayadaw Khaemika, is recovering after being shot four times.

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