Burma's military authorities have ordered all liaison offices run by the Kachin cease-fire group, the Kachin Independence Organization, to shut down as tension between the government and KIO remain high. Observers believe that more restrictions on the KIO will come.
James Lum Dau, the KIO’s deputy chief of foreign affairs, said that the regime ordered the KIO to shut down its liaison branch offices.
However, the KIO’s main liaison office in Myitkyina, one in Lajarya and the KIO-run Buga Company office are excluded from the closure order.
There are at least 30 KIO liaison offices and most of them are located in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, said Lum Dau.
He said that KIO officials will hold a meeting at their headquarters in Laiza on the Sino-Burma border and will reply to the authorities after the meeting.
Awng Wa, a Kachin source who follows issues on Sino-Burma border, said the deadline for the KIO to close its liaison offices is Thursday.
He said the order significantly increases the restrictions on the KIO following its rejection of the regime's order to form a border guard force (BGF) under the military government. More restriction on the KIO will likely come in the near future, he said.
In October, the regime described the KIO as “insurgents” instead of the usual “cease-fire” group when discussing the KIO in the state-run newspaper regarding a mine which exploded in Kachin State on Oct. 13, killing two people and injuring a third.
Meanwhile, military exercises within KIO have reportedly increased. The KIO has moved its weapons and arms to safer strategic areas.
Recently, KIO members have undergone increased inspections at government checkpoints in Kachin State.
The Junta has been pressured the KIO to close its offices since September. .
Observers said the KIO will likely be designated as an illegal organization if it continues to reject the BGF order.
The KIO’s military wing, the Kachin Independence Army, estimated to have 10,000 fighters, signed a cease-fire agreement with the regime in 1994.
James Lum Dau, the KIO’s deputy chief of foreign affairs, said that the regime ordered the KIO to shut down its liaison branch offices.
However, the KIO’s main liaison office in Myitkyina, one in Lajarya and the KIO-run Buga Company office are excluded from the closure order.
There are at least 30 KIO liaison offices and most of them are located in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, said Lum Dau.
He said that KIO officials will hold a meeting at their headquarters in Laiza on the Sino-Burma border and will reply to the authorities after the meeting.
Awng Wa, a Kachin source who follows issues on Sino-Burma border, said the deadline for the KIO to close its liaison offices is Thursday.
He said the order significantly increases the restrictions on the KIO following its rejection of the regime's order to form a border guard force (BGF) under the military government. More restriction on the KIO will likely come in the near future, he said.
In October, the regime described the KIO as “insurgents” instead of the usual “cease-fire” group when discussing the KIO in the state-run newspaper regarding a mine which exploded in Kachin State on Oct. 13, killing two people and injuring a third.
Meanwhile, military exercises within KIO have reportedly increased. The KIO has moved its weapons and arms to safer strategic areas.
Recently, KIO members have undergone increased inspections at government checkpoints in Kachin State.
The Junta has been pressured the KIO to close its offices since September. .
Observers said the KIO will likely be designated as an illegal organization if it continues to reject the BGF order.
The KIO’s military wing, the Kachin Independence Army, estimated to have 10,000 fighters, signed a cease-fire agreement with the regime in 1994.
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