The Karen ethnic group is the country's third largest. Their new year date is decided based on the lunar calendar and the end of the rice harvest, rather than with reference to the Roman system.

Several ethnic rebel groups including the Karen have loose alliances with pro-democracy militias formed after the military takeover, and also offer refuge to the government’s opponents.

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Burma’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give ...

The Karen National Union, the ethnic group’s leading political body, said in a statement posted on Facebook that its armed wing, acting together with the affiliated Karen National Defense ...

The day the fighting neared their village, the residents of Pu Lu Palaw made for the river. Thai soldiers helped them cross.

The KNU, which has been fighting the military on behalf of ethnic Karen people for 74 years, was the first of several rebel groups to oppose the 2021 coup.

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to ...

Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority are claiming to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Ler Htoo is from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic group, he moved to Minnesota in 2009 after living in a refugee camp in Thailand. At the ceremony, ...

The Karen National Union, the ethnic group’s leading political body, said in a statement posted on Facebook that its armed wing, acting together with the affiliated Karen National Defense ...

The Karen are the third biggest ethnic group in Myanmar, making up about 7% of its 58 million population. Like other minority groups living in border regions, ...