Demand for Coffee Fueling Rapid Growth of New Industry

By NAW DWE EH KHU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES Coffee growers in Karenni (Kayah) State say that demand for their product is so high that they...

Karenni Tour Operators Call on Gov’t to Lift Travel Restrictions

By KARENNI THU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES Tour operators in Karenni (Kayah) State say that the state’s government, which has prioritized tourism as a growth industry,...

Hundreds Show up for Court Hearing in Dawsoshay Land Case

By NAW DWE EH KHU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES Nearly 300 people turned out on Monday for a court hearing in the case of 15 farmers...

France-backed Pig Farm Raises Concerns

By KARENNI THU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES A new pig farm being built in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Demoso Township with investment from a French company has...

Locals Ignore Warnings about Mawchi Mine

By NAW DWE EH KHU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES Local people living near the Mawchi tungsten mine in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Hpasoung Township continue to work...

Karenni Farmer Arrested in Land Confiscation Case

By KANTARAWADDY TIMES Police arrested a farmer in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Loikaw Township on Wednesday for attempting to destroy a fence used to demarcate landseizedby...

Hpasawng Parliamentarian Pushes for Govt Accountability on Mawchi Mine Dangers

By NAW DWE EH KHU / KANTARAWADDY TIMES Hpasawng parliamentarian has said she is unsatisfied with a minister’s answer to her question in the legislature...

Judges Hear Final Witnesses in Karenni Anti-Statue Case

A decision on whether to proceed with the case is due in two weeks. By KANTARAWADDY TIMES Judges in the case of six Karenni youths opposed...

Pregnant Women in LoikawReceive H1N1 Flu Vaccine

The measure aims to prevent the spread of a disease that has already killed dozens of people across the country. By NAW DWE EH KHU...

Kayah Literature Festival Called off over Dispute with State Gov’t

The event was rescheduled after permission was denied the first time, but has now been cancelled completely. By KANTARAWADDY TIMES An event to promote indigenous culture...

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