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Tensions are running high between regime forces and the KNU following clashes earlier this week.

International isolation following the coup may now force the government to move closer to Beijing than it would like.

Stranded refugees need urgent aid 1 Karen activist urges govt to allow access to Thai-Myanmar border published : 31 May 2021 at 04:30 1 Karen refugees fleeing the armed conflict in Myanmars Karen state wait on the bank of the Salween River along the Thai-Myanmar border. Saw Kha Pay Mu Nu Thousands of Karen refugees fleeing the armed conflict in Myanmar are still stranded along the banks of the Salween River, with no shelter or access to fo...

Originally named after independence hero General Aung San, the junta has chosen a new name in an effort to gain support in Mon State.

English Situation Report on Myanmar about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Education, Epidemic and more; published on 27 May 2021 by OCHA

English Situation Report on Myanmar about Protection and Human Rights; published on 14 May 2021 by KHRG

Karen guerillas inflict severe casualties on Myanmar troops ​ Sat, May 15 2021 23:36 IST | ​ 2 Views Myanmar military forms Peace Talks Committee. Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, May 15 : More than 250 Burmese troops have perished in a week of fighting with the Karen ethnic rebels in a considerable setback in an area earmarked for regrouping by the Burmese urban rebel recruits. The fighting has intensified this month after the Myanmar army launched an offensive against the bases of the ...

Karenni villagers from Myanmar arrive on a boat with an injured person as they evacuate to Ban Mae Sam Laep Health Center in Mae Hong Son province, northern Thailand on Tuesday March 30, 2021. Thai soldiers began sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighboring Myanmar, people familiar with the matter said Monday. But Thai officials denied that as the insecurity on the border added a new dimension to an already volatile crisis set ...

A humanitarian crisis by the Salween River published : 11 May 2021 at 04:00 133 The situation for Karen war refugees at the Thailand-Myanmar border by the Salween River in Mae Hong Son has gone from bad to worse. Over 2,000 Karen have fled Myanmar by crossing the Salween River into Thailand. (Photo courtesy of the People of the Salween River Basin Network) The air strikes by the despotic Myanmar army resumed at least two weeks ago. These were prompted by the seizu...

Karen Armed Group Leader Condemned for Backing Talks With Junta Karen Armed Group Leader Condemned for Backing Talks With Junta Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Karen National Union Chairman Saw Mutu Sae Poe on Oct. 29, 2019 at the military compound in Naypyitaw. / Thoolei News / Facebook 5.2k By The Irrawaddy 11 May 2021 A public statement by General Saw Mutu Sae Poe, chairman of the Karen National Union, issued on Monday in which he urged stakeholders to follow the ne...