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Subject: Kyodo News -  Myanmar guerrilla leader warns of major unrest

BANGKOK, Aug. 26 
Myanmar guerrilla leader warns of major unrest

Myanmar's military junta faces a major uprising in the near
future because of economic crisis and growing political instability,
a rebel leader said in a letter made available in Bangkok on
Thursday.
     Bo Mya, leader of the Karen National Union (KNU), a major 
guerrilla force against the government in Yangon, said people in 
Myanmar are growing ever more discontent because of high inflation 
and high commodity prices, particularly for rice.