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It’s likely, Khun Sa’s homcide was bumped off !
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)
Ordering contract killings! Khun Sa is responsible
The Burmese Communist led a group of 700 Wa soldier was only moving around the south and southeastern areas of Keng Tong District linking with the Wa state and China border.
The Wa soldiers were inactive because of inadequate foods as well as become discouraged.
The Shan villagers did not accept the Communists and disliked the Red Wa troops as they were ruthless-tribe.
The Communists spent about 2 years in the SSA strongholds but failed to move towards to central Burma due to Chinese’s initial plan that was the urgency of political inspiration.
In the long run, the Chinese terminated its annual support to the Communist and the Wa troops retreated to their original territory while the Burmese politburo returned to China soil.
The Burma Communist Party (BCP) was completely defunct in 1973.
Its former top politburo included Tha Khin Ba Thein Tin, Tha Khin Tin, Tha Khin Than Thun, Tha Kin Mya and Gen. Kyaw Zaw sought asylum in China.
The Shan mission headed by Col. Sam Mong visited Chinese autorities in Kunmin City to receive arms and military weapons.
Col. Sam Mong was most wanted by the Burmese Government as he was rumored as being the ShanCommunist and strongman in the SSA army.
He was also known as military planner as well as a good leading fighter in his position of Divisional Commander.
The Burmese Regiments from the regional commands launched a continuous series attack on SSA’s strongholds bases in the north and central areas.
SSA suffered heavy causuality in the series bombard by the enemy.
Burmese also suffered dead and wounded in close-range ambushed by Shan guerillas.
The guerillas made prompt attacks on the Burmese troops while on patrol at dawn and the army trucks loaded on the soldiers in jungle routes following a swift change of plans.
The Burmese’s attempt failed to capture Col. Sam Mong. Later on, the Burmese had contacted Khun Sa for the murder of Strong-man am Mong.
— related story will be continued —
Does the opuim king, half Shan-half Chinese, real love the Shans and his state?
When made a question to various nations inclued Indian, Chinese, Burmese, Shan and other ethnics living across the State as does Khun Sa love the Shans and his native Shan State following to his over stated about the revolution in the past? The answer is no! similar heart to heart criticism outbursted after the death of King lord.
He died on 28 Oct. 2007, long time suuffering from blood pressure and diabetic deceased.
During his over 2 decades of living in Rangoon, he had been failing to develop the remote areas of the poor families who need to have hospitals, schools, trasportation routes and other facilities for better living.
Thousands of Shan are confronting with economic-hardship and poverty, besides they are harassed by the Burmeses soldiers almost through out the state.
(The picture shown, FaLung’s last respect to Khun Sa)
The poor families should be given foods and the starved children must be saved.
He had done nothing for the Shans although having millions of US dollar in his hand.
He is trying to do mega projects for his associates only.
He had sold Shans down the river and forgotten his State.
The world remembers that what he used to say during his heyday in the jungle, that is “We take up arms because of our paople. And what do our people say? Every of them has been saying that they want back the country which was given to them by their forefather. The selfish Burmese have made us suffered for decades.Ignorance and poverty only makes us admire other people. I don’ t grow poppies and I don’t deal in drugs. I’m working for the freedom of my country.”
WHY THE MTA ARMY HAS TO SURRENDER ARMS ?
The old-age Moe Haing died of diesease in mid 1995 (unknown date of his death) at his Mai Soong Headquarters has been suffering from depression and seriously stress for long time as his Shan patriotic fighters are under pressure of the Chinese army officers who obey the order of Fa Lung.
Moreover,he has been shocked when he was reported about the assassination of his men in frontlines.
But he has not been able to protect them even being the Chairman of the MTA.
He was given 5 million Bhat by Khun Sa, who needs Moe Haing and his senior politicians not to be involved with the MTA military affair, after being signed for the United Forces of the both sides.
Shortly after Moe Haing died, about 300 Shan soldiers under leadership of Maj Yod Suek brokeaway from the joined MTA Force and named his force as Shan United Revolution Army (SURA).
Maj Gun Yod called his force Shan State National Army (SSNA) as 300 Shan troops with full arms are under his command.
The 2 commanders built their bases in different areas and resurrected the prior intention that fighting for freedom.
The 2 Nationalists leaders as being the seperationists and never under the Chinesa commanders since the confederation have been trying to repulse the Chinese Haw army commando for drug-trafficking, who are doudted to have killed the Shan soldiers icluding captains (reported to be more than 100), and forcing them back to border to report their Bosses as the situation has changed.
There are about1,000 Chinese,some of them are sent to Taiwan for military training inorder to serve Khun Sa’s army and about 6,000 Shan troops originally basing in Mahindek borders with Chieng Rai to control drug business and to attack the KMT and the BCP but no aim for Shan autonomy.
Because of this, the Burmese army had never made any military raid in his border base.
The burmese instead raided the Karen Nibase in Mae Hong Son border and the strong base of Karin (KNUP) opposite Mae Sarieng border.
The both bases have decisively been attacked by the Burmese every dried season.
But Khun Sa’s Army has been attacked by the Thai army frequently as 40 times because of his notorious Opium-King.
He was accused to produce heroin and controlling the refinerry bases linking to the border ariea by Thai anti-drug officials.
Thailand is known as transit point of drug transportation to West.
Khun Sa resurges as to gain image of National Patriot, he joined Moe Haing.
(related story will be continued)
Situation in The United Forces of TRA and SUA
To this day there have been no known battles between the Government and MTA headed by Khun Sa-Moe Haing, leading most sources to beleive that Khun Sa has always had a working agreement with the Burmese Rulers.
The MTA is just to guard the opium business and the Burmese do not consider it as a threat. The KMT force was fought and driven from the Thai border opposite Mae Mae Hong Son and Chieng Dao districts in1985.
After that business connection had to be lost between the MTA and BCP for months. Wa tribe force under the BCP’command is fighting with MTA as months long for control of the heroin rutes and the 20 laboratories lining Shan, Lao and Thai borders.
The KMT leaders and their subordinates members settled down in Fang, Mae Sa Long and Chieng Dao and quited the drugs business.
The soldiers of the TRA, about 800 men equiped well arms, were sent to the north Shan State to battle the Wa as the Wa army has withdrown from the BCP’s political movement and made an agreement of cease-fire with Burmese Government.
The Wa leaders named their force as UWNA United Wa National Army (Called as Regional Defense Force ,not involve with the Political activity aganst the Burmese) and doing the opium and heroin trade while the opium produces hugely in the Wa State.
KHun Sa’s plan is to attack the Wa and to rob their raw opium in Salwin River and important transit point and routes of shipment between Wa State Thai border oposite Fang district where heroin refinery is based and controlled by Way Brothers Haw chinese entrepreneurs.
The TRA soldiers disagree Khun Sa’s order and consider to break away.
(Khun Sa’s dilemmar and crisis that leading him to surrender to Burmese Junta will be continued)
Opium wars have devastated the Shan State
It must be remembered that Shan are not the genesis of the heroin problem. It was the exploited cultivation and passed laws to protect distribution of opium that addicted East Asia. During the french Indochina era drugs continued to be used for political and commercial advantage by fereign interests. The America CIA Colonel Edward G. Lansdale reported in July 1953 to his superiors in Washington, D.C. that the Fresh military had bught up the entire ‘53 opium harvest on oders of the French commander –in — Cheif, General Raoul Salan. The opium was flown to Saigon for sale and export. Through the U.S. war in Vienam, heroin prodution was accelerated to help finance CIA mercenary expansion campaigns in Laos and Cambodia. It was further used to destroy the will of the American people at home and on the battle fields. Today the operation remains the same, only a few of the names have changed as people have died or been promoted. After the Communist takeover in 1975, the CIA stockpiled weapons in Thailand and the Philippies to continue operation in Southeast Asia. Heroin provides the means. Officials arrange the laundry of funds through international banks. Mafia contacts handle worldwide distributil.
The DEA believed that most of the heroin smuggled into US came in small quantities. Then they began to single seizures of up to 380 kilogram, and acknowledged that Southeast Asian heroin traffickers, dominated by ethnic Chinese, are smuggling increasingly large amounts by commercial ships, air freight and international mail.
The Chinese gangs known as “triads”. Since 1970, the traids served as the suppliers in the Mafia’ s heroin network. They, along with various ethnic Chinese smuggling group, move the bulk of the Golden Triangle heroin through Thailand, Lao, Shan land and mainland China to its ultimate destination; The United State Gen. Khun Sa is the triad’s best source.
Thai Policy Towards Shan Refugees
Regrettably, the Thai Government has no policy of accepting refugees from the Shan State.
Whereas refugees from Karen, Karenni, Mon States have been granted temporary asylum in Thailand and the right to receive “Humanitarian Assistance from International Aid Organizations” Shan refugees fleeing to Thailand have been repeatedly push back across the border by Thai authorities.
The result of the Thai policy has meant that until the present, any fleeing to Thai soil have been forced to try survive as illegal migrants. The risk and difficulties this involves have compounded their suffering.
Up until now, there has been no official Thai acknowledgement of huge influx of Shan refugees.
High numbers of Shan crossing the border to find job while a huge demand for migrant laborers in the Thai construction industry . Construction in Thailand is booming and contractors prefer to hire migrant laborers as the coast is much cheaper.
It can be estimated that a minimum of 2,000 Shans cross over during a month. A large scale arrests of refugees that occurred daily in border. It is likely that Thai authorities are not aware of the exodus caused by the forced relocation. It can only be assumed that as long as the official Thai policy is to deny asylum for Shan refugees.
It is expedient to deny that the problem exists.
