Improvements on ceasefire between KNU and SPDC

DVB, February 10

There have been some improvements on the military front during the 2 month long ceasefire between Burma’s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and Karen National Union (KNU), according to the KNU General Secretary Phado Mahn Sha,

But there were two major clashes during the period in Papun and Taungoo regions near Thailand and there could be some worries for KNU fighters and the Karen people, warned Mahn Sha.

He admitted that the attacks on the KNU have decreased, but he pointed out that the SPDC troops are still active in Karen State. The problems could only be solved properly when the SPDC stops all its military activities in the state, he insisted.

Meanwhile, the SPDC is supplying and strengthening its troops at Kya Inn Sekkyi and Kawkareik Townships in Karen State, according to reports obtained by DVB.

Representatives of the KNU and SPDC are expected to meet again at the end of February to discuss a proper ceasefire as the two sides only agreed on provisional ceasefire recently.