Burmese Language
Burmese officials captured by Kachin army
Two Burmese army officials and three soldiers have been captured by the insurgent Kachin Independence Army (KIA) following two days of heavy fighting in northern Burma.
At the weekend a key highway linking Bhamo town to the Kachin state capital of Mytikyina was engulfed in a series of fire-fights after a truck carrying Burmese soldiers was stopped by Kachin troops.
The fight continued into Sunday when the KIA captured the five during an ambush. “They were found hiding in a drain after being pinned down in the [16 July] fight,” said a KIA source. “They were three privates and two officials – a sergeant and a captain.”
They are now in the group’s headquarters in Laiza, and no details have been given on their identity.
The capturing of troops has been a common tactic of both sides since heavy fighting broke out in Kachin state in June, but sometimes with grisly results: on 12 June the corpse of a captured KIA solider was returned displaying signs of torture, despite what the group had claimed was an agreement to exchange hostages unharmed.
The KIA claims the five men are being treated well in Laiza, but no independent verification of their condition can be obtained.
Thousands of ethnic Kachin have been forced to flee their homes since the beginning of fighting, which was triggered by the KIA’s refusal to transform into a government-controlled Border Guard Force.
Large areas of Kachin state have also been brought to a standstill – buses are refusing to travel along the Bhamo-Myitkyina highway, and locals report of being stranded away from their homes.
Tags: burma, china, kachin independence army, myanmar, tatmadaw
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DVB, How dare you call KIA insurgent!
If KIA was insurgent group. It wouldn’t bother feeding over 10,000 refugees in its control area. Define the meaning of “insurgent” (lol) what a retarded article.
Definition of INSURGENT
: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
I agree with you Bman but when over 90 perfect of civilians don’t like military backed civilian government, civilians have the right to overthrow the government.
In Burma, majorities of us only have limited knowledge about English language. I’m one of them before I settle in Australia decades ago. I went to school it was open by Christian missionary until Ne Win closed down the school. However I have had two challenges in my early life in Australia. First one is pronunciations and second one is expended meaning. We have learned wrong pronunciation since we were in Kindergarten and we do not have up to date English – Burmese dictionary in Burma. We learn English from our English teachers who are mispronunciation, from Milk to Monopoly. Even my cousin who went to St. Paul boarding school and graduated (M.B.B.S) in 1969 he will say mo-no-po-ly and mik For Burmese reader who has limited knowledge on English will right about his opinion for “Insurgent’s meaning” because they understand about Insurgent mean is bad as learn from school or English language news paper from Military control Burmese Government. However, you can find wide range of useful sources for Online Dictionary on Inter Net today. One of them is http://www.worldwebonline.com it’s very useful and you can improve your everyday English.
Adjective: insurgent in’sur-junt
1. In opposition to a civil authority or government
- seditious, subversive
Noun: insurgent in’sur-junt
1. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
“a lying traitorous insurgent”;
- insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
1. A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- guerrilla, guerilla, irregular
Yes, the KIA should be credit for the work and defy against the monk killers. Sometimes, it is better the DVB is a fair media for the ethnic armed opposition groups. DVB, if you call the KIA insurgent, how will you address the Myanmar regime. Are they good government? Make sure and check yourself or you will be accused of being a biased Burmese media.
Thanks for the article DVB but can you just leave out insurgent next time when you write about KIA/KIO and just say “Kachin Independence Army” and let just write “Manipulated Oppressive Monk-killer Autocratic Human Rights Abuser Brutal Burmese Government” in place of the Burmese government. Does it sound more Correct, right?