Feb 14, 2008 (DVB), Karen National Union secretary-general Pado Manh Sha has been assassinated by two unknown men, according to early reports.
At around 4.30pm today, two unidentified men entered Pado Manh Sha's house in Mae Sot, Thailand and shot him twice in the chest.
The men then left the scene in a vehicle.
Reporting by Maung Too