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Saw RehSeptember 2, 2025Family with small child killed in Myawaddy had links to BGF
After a family of three was shot dead in the Thailand-Myanmar border town, a high-ranking Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) officer confirmed their ties to a Karen BGF official
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Myanmar NowAugust 13, 2024Junta-allied Karen border guard force holds prayer ceremony for alleged scam kingpin
Gathering monks and locals for the ritual, BGF chief Col. Saw Chit Thu prayed for the good health of a Chinese-Cambodian businessman accused of launching international criminal operations in Karen State and elsewhere
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Su ChayApril 26, 2024‘Neutral’ Border Guard Force helped Myanmar military retake Myawaddy: KNU
The Karen BGF, which earlier this year said it would not takes sides in the conflict between the regime and anti-junta forces, now appears to be in charge of the recaptured LIB 275 base
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Myanmar
Aung NaingMarch 6, 2024Karen BGF to rename itself ‘Karen National Army’
The move, which has yet to be officially announced, is seen as the latest step in efforts by the Border Guard Force to distance itself from Myanmar’s military
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Myanmar
Maung Shwe WahAung NaingMarch 1, 2024Nearly 1,000 people detained from online scam centres in Karen State handed over to Thailand, China
The foreign nationals, mostly from China, are brought across the border to Thailand by the Border Guard Force that operates in Myawaddy Township