Official of a newly-formed Kokang border guard force is assasinated by unknown gunmen outside his home in Burma’s northeastern Shan state
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Kachin group becomes first guard force
Nov 11, 2009 (DVB), A Kachin ceasefire group has become Burma's first official border guard force following concerted pressure by the Burmese junta to bring armed groups into the 'legal fold'. Last week the New Democratic Army-Kachin (NDA-K) marked its transformation with a celebration at its headquarters in Kachin state's Pan Wah town, in northern …
Ten explosions hit Kokang capital
Oct 26, 2009 (DVB), More than 10 simultaneous blasts hit Burma's northeastern Shan state last week, the site of heavy fighting earlier this year between government troops and an ethnic army. The explosions happened in Laogai, the capital of the Kokang special region in Shan state, sources located near to Burma's border with China said. …
Burma junta 'unwilling' to aid opium eradication
July 10, 2009 (DVB), Prohibition on poppy cultivation enforced by armed groups in Burma's Shan state has caused a dramatic cut in opium production, although the government has been 'unwilling' to help, says a report. Bowing to pressure from neighbouring countries, most notably China, two key armed groups in Shan state have implemented bans on …