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Wa and Mongla Deny Deal with Junta (www.shanland.org)

The Panghsang-based United Wa State Army (UWSA) and Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS) have each rebuffed reports that they have struck a deal with Burma’s... More

Tags: junta,uwsa,mongla,burma army

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

China’s Dilemma: Junta Oil and Wa Refugees? (www.irrawaddy.org)

As the October deadline nears for ethnic cease-fire groups to capitulate to the Burmese regime’s demands to join its border guard force, it appears unavoidable that, sooner or later, major fighting... More

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Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Toward the Union of a Divided Burma (www.irrawaddy.org)

The barber stood at the door of his shop, waiting for customers. He didn’t have to wait long—a Tibetan-looking man in a traditional ethnic shirt, carrying a shoulder bag, stopped in front of him.... More

Tags: union,divided burma,militray junta,uwsa

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |