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Tuesday, June 13, 2000, updated at 08:51(GMT+8)
World  

More Anti-Govt Armed Group Members Surrender in Myanmar

A total of 24 members from two anti-government ethnic armed groups in Myanmar laid down their arms to the government forces in the first week of this month, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Monday.

These members of the Shan-State United Revolutionary Army (SURA) and the Lahu Democratic Front (LDF) "exchanged arms for peace" in northeastern Tachilek of the Triangle Region Command area on June 3 and 7 respectively.

They brought along with them a total of 163 rounds of ammunition,the report said.

Both the SURA, an anti-government Shan ethnic armed group, and the LDF, a similar Lahu ethnic armed organization, operate in the northeastern Shan state.

In April, a total of 83 other members from the SURA, Chin National Army and Kayin National Union surrendered to the government troops,bringing with them altogether 216 rounds of ammunition, according to an earlier official report.

Up to now, 17 anti-government ethnic armed groups as well as the Mong Tai Army, led by former drug warlord Khun Sa, have made peace with the government with cease-fire agreements reached between them.




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A total of 24 members from two anti-government ethnic armed groups in Myanmar laid down their arms to the government forces in the first week of this month, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Monday.

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