"The Mon Forum" (English) No. 3/2019 (December 2019)

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"HURFOM: On November 27, 2019, the Burmese army and the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) attacked the New Mon State Party (NMSP) military base nmsP: burmese army anD Karen bgF breach nca nmsP: burmese army anD Karen bgF breach nca in Japanese Well village, near the Three Pagodas Pass area at the Thai-Burma border. The armed forces took control of the base and village. In order to resolve the conflict, the NMSP is submitting a report to the Joint Monitoring Committee-Union (JMC-U) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), according to a source from the NMSP. “Regarding the armed conflict, we’ve been planning to report to the JMC-U. Then, we’ll also try to meet with officials from NRPC. We hope they can help us in solving the current problem,” said Nai Win Hla, a member of NMSP Central Executive Committee. The NMSP met with Mawlamyine-based Southeast Military Command on December 2 and discussed the Japanese Well situation. General Secretary Nai Aung Min, CEC member Nai Win Hlan and Colonel Nai Han Thar of the NMSP met with Colonel Maung Maung Latt of the Southeast Command but no concrete agreement was reached..."

Source/publisher: 

Human Rights Foundation of Monland - Burma (HURFOM)

Date of Publication: 

2019-12-05

Date of entry: 

2020-01-19

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Mon State

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English

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pdf

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1.43 MB

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text

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