The unexpected killing of Mongla’s # 6 leader last week has served to steel the resolve of its ally Shan State Army (SSA) “North” to stand united against Naypyitaw’s pressu...
After U Min Ein, General Secretary of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) based in Mongla, opposite China’s Daluo, was riddled with AK 47 and 9 mm pistol bullets by an unknown assassin on 27 January, a Wa top official told SHAN:
It is interesting to note that the linkage and emergence of the modern Shan State, its national day and the formation of the Union of Burma are so intertwined; it is almost impossible to discuss the making of this historical formation separately.