The Myanmar warlord who is not with junta or rebels, yet calls shots

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Saw Chit Thu controls trade worth $1 billion in the crucial border town of Myawaddy in Myanmar, which is witnessing a power struggle between resistance fighters and junta forces. The warlord with around 8,000 armed militia is not taking sides read more Saw Chit Thu has 8,000 armed militia which neither sides with the army-led junta nor with the rebels. Image courtesy: Karen Information Centre As resistance fighters and junta forces clash in Myanmar’s vital border town of Myawaddy, one man is dictating the flow of trade worth $1 billion – warlord Saw Chit Thu. The warlord with around 8,000...