Ceasefire group reorganized
S.H.A.N. - No.05 - 8/2007 - 11 August 2007 - Politics
The Shan State Nationalities People's Liberation Organization (SNPLO) that had been shattered the last two months by factional divisions have been reorganized, according to an SNPLO senior officer.
The remnant group, 600 strong, held a meeting at its Nawnghtao base in Hsihseng township, 59 miles south of the state capital Taunggyi, to elect the 11-men Central Committee led by the ageing Takley on 19 July, he said.
Khun Ti Hsawng
Photo: Kantarawaddy Times
Takley
The faction led by Vice Chairman Khun Ti Hsawng returned to the armed struggle on 10 June. Which was followed by the surrender to the Burma Army on 8 July by its Chairman Khun Chit Maung.
The group has been active in the calls for greater autonomy to the non-Burman states in the military-organized National Convention. On the negative side, it has also been notorious by its prominent members' involvement in the drug trade.
It is however not represented in the current session of the Convention.
The following is the list of the 11-men Central Committee provided by the source:
| Takley | Chairman |
| Khun Sein Shwe | Vice Chairman-1 |
| Khun Saw Hpa Mu | Vice Chairman-2 |
| Soe Aung Lwin | General Secretary |
| Col Hsai Fa | Chief of Staff |
| Lt-Col Myo Hset aka Ta Keow | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Lt-Col Hsang Aw | Chief Administrator |
| Phra Tan Khun Hti | Deputy Chief Administrator |
| Lt-Col Sein Win Naung | Chief Liaison Officer |
| Lt-Col Aung Shwe Latt | Deputy Chief Liaison Officer |
| Lt-Col Chit Tun | Chief Financial Officer |
