David Taw's untimely death last Sunday in a military hospital in Yangon may have finally brought peace to the Karen leader, but it leaves the political organisation he spent decades working for ...
This story was revised in relation to the timeline for the KNLA's capture of military bases near Myawaddy. Mae Sot, Thailand – On April 11, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of ...
A view of the Sunshine Care Center (SCC) in Mae Sot, Thailand, which provides care for those wounded in Myanmar’s ongoing conflict. Credit: Hannah Oo MAE SOT, THAILAND—It’s 8 p.m. in Mae Sot, on the ...
YANGON: It has been reported that top leaders of three Karen armed organizations — the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF/KNA), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), and the Karen National ...
The fall of Myawaddy, a major hub of overland trade between Myanmar and Thailand, could have significant ramifications for the course of the country’s conflict. Residents from eastern Myanmar are seen ...
MYAWADDY, Myanmar - A senior rebel commander has vowed to hold the strategic area of Myawaddy near the Thai border with Myanmar before turning it over to the Karen National Union (KNU), the rebels’ ...