On April 10, 2023, the 23rd Kayan National Day celebration was held briefly in the central Kayan region of Pekon Township, led by the Kayan Literature and Culture Central Committee. The Kayan are a sub-group of Red Karen (Karenni people), a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar. Khun Hlwee Si, secretary (2) of the Kayan Literature and Culture Central Committee, spoke about