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War reminiscent of the bloody battles of three decades ago!
STEVEN LO AND WIFE CECILIA NG
CECILIA NG
LO SHIN MIN GEN. KHIN NYUNT
CHINESE TEMPLE IN LASHIO
The Go Gang Force of drug running headed by Lo Shin Han and the Khun Sa’s drug trafficking force had been once engaged strongly in mid 1973.
The heavy fighting bursted out when the Khun Sa’ soldiers promptly ambushed the Go Gang armed troops of goods transportaion from the Thai border of Mae Hong Son.
About 50 horses, on back of which goods included textiles, shoes, clothes, electrical appliances and radio- cassettes are loaded, guarded by about 100 armed Go Gang Chineses tried to escape the stormed fires from battle field as they did not want to lose their belongings.
The strong exchanged fires spent almost 3 days in which Go Gang group suffered heavy casualities.
Ten horses with loaded goods left behind were seized by 800 strentgh of Khun Sa’s force, it was initially SUA (Shan United Army), differently basing around mountainous areas strategically under control by the strong Shan State Army (SSA), the real Nationalist group.
Khun Sa’s force headed by Fa Lung and Khun Seng fled to SSA’s area for shelter after being Khun Sa was arrested by the Burmese Ruler on 17 October 1969.
He was in jail for 6 years and outside jail under training of Burmese Military Intelligence Service for over a year.
He was later said to have signed an agreement of Mutual interests with the Burmese Junta.
After Khun Sa was released on 7 Februay 1976, his force was swiftly moved to Ma Hin Dek border of Chiang Rai in ordre to build the SUA Headquaters where Khun Sa was able to reinfoce his army and had become strong Army in a shot time.
Khun Sa’s armed force which attacks Go Gang defence force was angered Lo Shin Han.
The Go Gang Boss at that time confronting with serious crisis that the Burmese Govrnment had isued an urgent ordered to capture him and his family and to eradicate his opium trade with Ku Ming Tong and its Burmese Commnistally.
Therefore the way he could do is run away.He also fled to SSA.
British Documentry film-maker Adrian Cowel had apportunity to record the fightings.
Consequently, both drug lords, the long time bitter enemies, have become friends in Burma.
Gen.Khin Nyunt was the peace maker.
The General at that time was dubbed as TV star but said anti Gen.Moung Aye who prefers “the rebels must surrender, no talk for cease-fire to them.”
WHAT KUN SA DID IN RANGOON, MYAN MAR (BURMA) DURING 10 YEARS PERIOD?
He has been under good security by the Government authorities and not allowed to visit the Shan State and outskirt of Rangoon but allowed to do any business including Hotel, import, export and other legal business.
Khun Sa has been long time suffering from diabetes and blood pressure since in the jungle and used to be under medical treatment, therefore he has to be careful about his health.
He has to become the Business Guru in his partnerships Co. and it invests largely.
The Company named ASIA DA NA corporation which competes with ASIA WORLD co. belong to Lo Shin Han and Lo Shin Min (Go Gang Chinese and the brothers).
Lo Shin Han and Khun Sa had been the bitter rivals since in 1972 as the both tried to control strategic area around the northern Shan State.
Khun Sa abandoned the area later after moving to control vast area of Eastern until Thai Border due to Opium trafficking.
Khun Sa at that time disagreed any Chinese’s influence in the Shan State although Lo Shin Han’s armed force was named as defence force to protect the Burmese Communist aggression in the northern area between Goon Long district (closed the Chinese border) and La Shio district (the northern City).
Skirmish and heavy gun fightings had been frequently broke out be tween the both groups.
In 1972, British film producers Adrian Cowel and Chris were able to make a movie of heavy battles btween the opium groups in the jungle area of La Shio district.
The both withdrew armies when suffered serious casualty in 3 day fighting.
Adrian named the fighting as OPIUM WARLORDS and had already shown in 25 countries.
In Rangoon, Khun Sa and his collaborators are agreed to do drug business by the Governmernt
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