Gandar Mount P.S.O

Khun Sa continued order his gun men to kill his rival, the quality leaders of the SSA Nationalists, 2 years after the killing of Col. Sam Mong and his comrades.

Col. Pan Aung, Sao Boon Dai, President of the Political wing in the party, and Sao Seng Han, Foreign Affairs, were consecutively killed by closerange gun-shot in downtown Chiang Mai.

Soe Zung and Sao Boon Dai, both had frequently denounced Khun Sa’s policy as it was similar to the policy of former Cambodian Leader Bhon Pot.

Similar death occurred in Mae Hong Son when Major Sam Lek and Major Sam Car, SSA section commanders ,were shot near their homes in Kar Harn village outskirts Mae Hong Son.

The last one to be killed was Col.Sai Lek who accepted Khun Sa’s invitation that to work for the combined forces under leaders of KhunSa and Moe Haing, whose Mong Tai Army (MTA) established on 3 March 1985.

After Moe Haing died in 1991, Sai Lek with his men moved to Mong Mai headquarter and stayed there for months- long only, he suffered serious illness for a week under intensive care by a Shan Medical Dr., who is the regular Doctor (forgot his name) at Ho Mong Headquarters.

He had been responsible for the killing of Col.Sai Lek as he was seen to have injected medicine into Sai Lek’s blood-stream.

Sai Lek died at 5 am ,according to his personal guadrs and his friends sitting around him.

VDO camera had recorded the incidence of Sai Lek’s situation, being under ill treatment of the Doctor, until his death.

It was beyond doubt that Khun Sa oredred the killing.

It could not believe that such a man with tough body ,aged a bout 45,was easily died by minor illness.

He, half India-half Shan, as battalion commander had been known as one of the most active in military operrations and wanted by the Government.

His armed struggle in the jungle as long as about 25 year and with much experience of a series of fightings against the Burmese army had always rejected cease-fire talks with the Burmese.

But when the SSA was undermined and in the situation of political turning point, Col. Sai Lek Coincidenly accepted Khun Sa’s offer which he never thought that would be dangerous to his life.

It was also miscount of the victim.

Another top leader wanted by the Burmese and remained to be slain was Sao Wai, the son of first President of Burma Sao Shwe Theik, moved to Canada with his family from Chieng Mai.

He had been also invited by Khun Sa twice to head politics in the party.

He quited the politics since Col. Sam Mong disappeared and living in Chieng Mai long time as ordinary people before leaving for Canada for good.

Between 1978-1996 (in the period of 17 years)

In early January 1996 Khun Sa led his MTA army surrender to the Burmese after conntected Burmese Gen. Mong Aye, the second poweful in the Government after the Gen. Than Shwe, through Gen. Thein Sein who is trusted by Gen. Mong Aye and the right-hand man as well basing in Keng Tong, the Eastern Commander.

Khun Sa is informed to provide facility for security and safety by the Generals.

Tow or three days after the both sides negotiated on peace, Khun Sa, Fa Lung and Khun Seng, the top lerders of the MTA, were lifted by Military helicopter from the Ho Mong Headquarters and leaving for Rangoon.

Huge stockpile of military equipments and weapons were confiscated by the Burmese Army officials from the Eastern Command.

Hundreds of Burmese soldiers had spent for a week to check the situation of the Headquarters and the thousands of young Shan soldiers who were later sent to Taunggyi, the City of the Southern Shan State, for further negotiation.

But some of them mostly Chnese Haw and section commanders involved the drugs trafficking refused
to surrender and regrouped themselves into new group with well armed for further doing drugs business.

Also a large number of Shan nationalist-fighters commanded by Major Gun Yod is one group while another group is under leaderhip of Major Yod Suek refused to surrender their arms.

The armed gruop headed by Gun Yod is named as Shan State National Army (SSNA) and the other leading by Major Yud Suek later to be called the Shan United Revolution Army (SURA) continued further fightings against the Burmese invasion.

These breakaway Shan troops moved to the north by crossing Salween River to tie relationship with the other Natinalist groups as freedomly.

During marching to the north Shan State in late January 1996, the breakaway groups had been blocked and attacked by the Burmeses many times. The both sides suffered casualties.

(Worse Sitution in MTA Before the Surrender will be continued)