BURMA CIVIAL WAR VOLCANO HAS TO EXPLODE SOON

BURMA CIVIAL WAR VOLCANO HAS TO EXPLODE SOON
ၿမန္မာၿပည္ ၿပည္တြင္းစစ္မီးေတာင္ၾကီး မၾကာခင္ေပါက္ကြဲရန္ရိွ
Written By Aung Naing Htwe
ေအာင္ႏိုင္ေထြး ေရးသားသည္
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to join the Border Guard Force (BGF) have raised tensions further. Local sources tell Asia News that people are “waiting to see who will fire the first shot”.
In Myitkyina, residents are in favour “of the KIO, the Kachin Independence Organisation”, but the latter “lacks a strong structure” to “face the Burmese military junta.”
A number of bombs exploded in rapid succession at the Asia World company office in Long Ga Zuap village, 10 kilometres south of the construction site. More bombs went off in neighboring villages. According to unconfirmed reports, seven people, all Chinese, were killed in the attacks.
Local sources complain that the project has caused “the destruction of a grotto with the statue of the Virgin Mary.” Kachin state has a large Christian community and many locals were “quite devoted to the holy image” because The military junta has blamed the KIO for the attacks. The military government has set a deadline of April 28 for the armed groups to merge or disarm as the junta tightens its grip on the country ahead of this year's nationwide election.
The Mon cease-fire group, the New Mon State Party (NMSP), declares at a press conference on Friday evening that the party has rejected both the junta's border guard force (BGF) and militia proposals.
“If the Burmese army uses force, we will have to defend ourselves, we will maintain the cease-fire and we will be open to discussions about transforming our troops at some time in the future when there is a democratic government, elected by the people,” Naing Chan Moon said.
Tension has increased between the NMSP and the Burmese military since the Mon rejected the regime's order to transform its army into a BGF last year.
In March, the NMSP moved some of its administration and a stockpile of weapons to a new undisclosed base, a source close to the group said.
The junta knows that with the UWSA involved, any conflict with the ethnic groups could potentially involve a lengthy and bloody campaign. A couple of days before the deadline, the UWSA sent a letter to the junta saying it rejects the BGF proposal.
Groups such as the UWSA, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the Kokang army (officially called the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army), the Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army and the Shan State Army-North, have formed alliances with each other.
Analysts have said the BGF issue is posing an actual dilemma for the Burmese army as the generals’ proposal has failed to bear fruit.
In Rangoon, residents are collecting and saving rice packages and cooking oil, salt for daily male if the war breaks out.
Burma’s regime, run by ethnic Burmese who make up the majority, is well known for repressing its own people. Considered among the world's most brutal, the regime brooks no dissent and has been accused of large-scale violations of human rights, including the years-long detention of Nobel Peace laureate and democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi.