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Situation in Myanmar's Kokang region calming: officer

The situation in the Kokang region of Myanmar's northern Shan State is gradually calming, Lieutenant General Mya Tun Oo of the office of the Commander-in-Chief told a press briefing on February 21.
The situation in the Kokang region of Myanmar's northern ShanState is gradually calming, Lieutenant General Mya Tun Oo of theoffice of the Commander-in-Chief told a press briefing on February 21.

The Government of Myanmar’s armed forces willcontinue implementing measures to ensure security and stability in theportions of the Kokang region still experiencing armed clashes, Tun Oosaid.

He also said that 54 of his soldiers losttheir lives with another 100 injured, and about 72 members of the Kokangarmy died during the fighting.

A 90-day state ofemergency was declared in Kokang on February 17 by the government afterheavy fighting first broke out on February 9.

Morethan 30,000 people fled to neighboring China or other regions inMyanmar after the army launched a heavy onslaught against therebels.-VNA
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