CNI News
23 April 2024
It had started administrative reform that comes from the bottom with democratic equal rights and self-determination, which the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) stated on 22nd April, 2024.
General Yawd Serk, chairman of the RCSS, met local people within the territory that the RCSS has seized control of and the recruits learning military skills and explained to them about the intention of his trip.
" The Restoration Council of Shan State has started carrying out for the regional stability, federal democratic equal rights, self-determination and administrative reform that comes from the bottom. In doing so, the RCSS is inviting those who want to participate, including other ethnic groups and the Tatmadaw." said in a statement released by the RCSS.
The youths who were to serve in the Shan State Army and were learning military skills for many reasons needed to realize their national duties and the values towards Shan State and the native community. Moreover, they needed to learn basic military skills until they could protect themselves and their own community, said in the statement.
The RCSS had shown that it was able to secure territories after political peace talks without human deaths or without houses to be burned and damaged.
While military trainees of the RCSS
Moreover, it had shown it it could start its administrative mechanisms in its territories without a gunshot, Col.Khun Okka, patron of the Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO), told CNI News.
"It's clear. The RCSS has educated the armed and fighting people indirectly. The northern allies fought and gained the territories and so did Karenni. Many people were killed. Many houses were burned. The KNU (Karen National Union) also has to be fighting and so do other regions. But the RCSS seems to boast that it has got three districts including Linkhe, Mong Pan and Mong Ping without opening fire. There are no armed conflicts in its territory. Its territories have been mentioned at the top of the statement." he said.
Releasing a statement like that had prevented other EAOs that would enter the administrative area of the RCSS, pointed out Col.Khun Okka.
General Yawd Serk met about 6,000 recruits attending basic military traing course and local people from 33 villages, said in the statement.
The RCSS is an EAO that has signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and its headquarters is located in Loi Tai Leng. It has been active basically in Linkhe, Mong Pan, Mong Hsu, Loilem, Panlon, Kholan, Lecha, Mong Kung, Tangyan, Mongyai and Thibaw reportedly.
