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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

20 October 1999

No: 10 - 21

Back To The Past-Today
20 October 1969

Khun Sa Arrested!

Khun Sa a.k.a Chang Sheefu, well-known militia chief of Loimaw, was =
taken=20
into custody by the Burmese Army today.

Khun Sa, 35, was in Taunggyi "to attend a special meeting" called by the =

Eastern Command. The meeting did not materialize, and he was detained by =

Col. Than Tin, the Eastern Command's commander, instead.

According to him, it was the "Kuomintang remnants" who sold him out to =
the=20
Burmese by informing them that he was plotting to rebel.

The KMT and Khun Sa fought for 3 days on the Laotian soil in 1967, later =
to=20
be known as the "1967 Opium War". They also fought again the following =
year=20
in northern Shan State's Monglern. Failing to dislodge Khun Sa from the=20
fight over the monopolization of the opium trade, the KMT had resorted =
to=20
"selling information to the Burmese", according to Khun Sa.

Khun Sa was to spend nearly 5 years in jail until he was released on 7=20
September 1974.

However, observers noted that Khun Sa knew beforehand that he might be=20
arrested, and he anticipated it by getting in touch with the Shan State=20
Army. As a result, most of his troops were able to escape disarmament by =

the Burma Army and join the SSA.

"How could he know beforehand and then allow himself to be arrested?", =
Khun=20
Kya Nu, one of the skeptical observers questioned. He for one believed=20
instead that Khun Sa was going through an elaborate planning for action=20
against the Shan resistance, under the tutelage of the Burma Army.

Shan Herald Agency for News.=20


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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>20 October =
1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
21<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>Back To The=20
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT size=3D3>Khun Sa a.k.a =
Chang Sheefu,=20
well-known militia chief of Loimaw, was taken <BR>into custody by the =
Burmese=20
Army today.<BR><BR>Khun Sa, 35, was in Taunggyi "to attend a special =
meeting"=20
called by the <BR>Eastern Command. The meeting did not materialize, and =
he was=20
detained by <BR>Col. Than Tin, the Eastern Command's commander,=20
instead.<BR><BR>According to him, it was the "Kuomintang remnants" who =
sold him=20
out to the <BR>Burmese by informing them that he was plotting to=20
rebel.<BR><BR>The KMT and Khun Sa fought for 3 days on the Laotian soil =
in 1967,=20
later to <BR>be known as the "1967 Opium War". They also fought again =
the=20
following year <BR>in northern Shan State's Monglern. Failing to =
dislodge Khun=20
Sa from the <BR>fight over the monopolization of the opium trade, the =
KMT had=20
resorted to <BR>"selling information to the Burmese", according to Khun=20
Sa.<BR><BR>Khun Sa was to spend nearly 5 years in jail until he was =
released on=20
7 <BR>September 1974.<BR><BR>However, observers noted that Khun Sa knew=20
beforehand that he might be <BR>arrested, and he anticipated it by =
getting in=20
touch with the Shan State <BR>Army. As a result, most of his troops were =
able to=20
escape disarmament by <BR>the Burma Army and join the SSA.<BR><BR>"How =
could he=20
know beforehand and then allow himself to be arrested?", Khun <BR>Kya =
Nu, one of=20
the skeptical observers questioned. He for one believed <BR>instead that =
Khun Sa=20
was going through an elaborate planning for action <BR>against the Shan=20
resistance, under the tutelage of the Burma Army.<BR><BR>Shan Herald =
Agency for=20
News. <BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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