Border patrol monitors demarcation posts near Muse

06 May 2015
Border patrol monitors demarcation posts near Muse
Myanmar military troops march along the deserted road at Chin Shwe Haw town of Kokang self-administered area, northern Shan State, Myanmar, 16 February 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

The disputed border between China and Myanmar is being monitored near Muse the governor of Muse district and group leader told Mizzima on May 5.
"We have just examined 92 border posts and previously demarcated measures and found them originally," he said.
Muse Border Watch was organized under the direction of government in mid-April after the Chinese flags had been erected in the Myanmar, said the district governor.
Heads of Myanmar Police Force from townships within Muse district and heads of immigration departments and a representative for Muse township are included in the group whose duty is to watch whether changes emerge at the border.
"The Union Government only tackles the border issue, the heads of general administration departments of the district and townships must present the information on the border monthly to higher-ups," said U Sai Tin Oo, a representative from No.1 Constituency in Shan State.
"The border disputes will have to be resolved by the border committee and foreign ministry, we have no mandate on the matter. The president doesn’t say anything either," U Ye Htut, a spokesman for the president told Mizzima on Sunday.
U Thein Sein and Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 10th Asia-Africa summit in Indonesia, U Thein Sein did not discuss the border issue with the Chinese president.
Authorities and security forces from Yunnan province erected Chinese flags in Konsar village of Nam Kham township, on April 3, declaring it their territory.
In 1959, under the caretaker government led by U Ne Win, according to the border pact, Myanmar had to give its three territories from Kachin State to China namely Phimaw, Phonkan and Ganphan.