Kokang region situation returns to normalcy

By minhtun

The Myanmar government said on Sunday that the situation in Myanmar's Kokang region or Shan State Special Region-1 in the northeastern part of the country has "returned to normalcy".

The government announcement, broadcast by the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television, appreciated the special development scored with the cooperation of the Kokang ethnic army after the group returned to the legal fold in 1989.

A new "Kokang Region Provisional Leading Committee" under the central government has been formed in Laukkai to bring the administration back to normal function, the announcement said.

According to the announcement, some border inhabitants, who fled the fightings into neighboring country, have started to return to their homes.

An announcement of the committee released the death tolls of the clashes which showed 11 government soldiers and 15 policemen were killed, and 34 soldiers and 13 policemen injured, while eight Kokang ethnic army soldiers died.

A total of over 640 big and small arms were seized.

The announcement also said the government forces seized an arms factory on Aug. 8 which was found illegally producing and trading arms and ammunition.

Kokang borders China's Zhen Kung, Geng Ma, Meng Ding and Long Ling areas, having a population of about 150,000.

[Source: Xinhua]

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