Activist Sut Seng Htoi shows a receipt for a fine she paid for holding a protest outside a court in Myitkyina in northern Kachin State of Myanmar. The "ground zero" for the protests was Manau Park at the heart of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state. Sut Seng Htoi said the movement was non-political and focused on humanitarian goals. Most ethnic Kachin are also against the KIA joining the deal. However, said Sut Seng Htoi: "If the military keeps making the civilians the victims of war, we will confront them.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2018 06:56 UTC