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ABFSU |
All Burma Federation of Students' Unions |
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ABSDF |
All Burma Students' Democratic Front |
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ACC |
Administrative Committee for Co-ordination (UN) |
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ACCORD |
ASEAN + China Co-operative Operations in Response to Dangerous
Drugs |
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AD |
Alternative Development |
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AFP |
Agence France Presse; Australian Federal Police |
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AFPFL |
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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ALD |
Arakan League for
Democracy |
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AMI |
Aide Medicale
Internationale (International Medical Aid)
(office in Yangon, Myanmar) |
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ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
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ASEMI |
Bibliothèque ASEMI,
publication of CeDRASEMI (Centre de documentation et de recherches sur l'Asie
du Sud-Est et le monde insulindien, l'Université de Nice)
(http://www.unice.fr/BU/lettres/pasemi.htm) |
ATS |
amphetamine-type stimulant |
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BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
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BDA |
Borders Development Association (NGO Myanmar) |
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BERG |
Burma Ethnic Research Group |
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BIA |
Burma Independence Army |
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BRC |
Burma Relief Centre |
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BSPP |
Burma Socialist Programme Party |
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CCDAC |
Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (Myanmar government) |
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CCC |
Christian Church of China (?) China Christian Committee (?) |
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CCT |
Christian Church of Thailand |
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CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women |
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CNF |
Chin National Front |
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CNLD |
Chin National League for Democracy |
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CPB |
Communist Party of Burma |
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CRPP |
Committee Representing the People's Parliament |
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CSSMR |
China Society for Strategy and Management Research (PRC NGO) |
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DDSI |
Directorate of the Defence Services Intelligence |
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DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration (USA) |
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DKBA |
Democratic Karen (or Kayin) Buddhist Army |
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DPNS |
Democratic Party for a New Society |
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DVB |
Democratic Voice of Burma |
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ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council (UN) |
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EFT |
Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN system) |
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FBR |
Free Burma Rangers |
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FDI |
foreign direct investment |
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FEER |
Far Eastern Economic Review |
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HIV/AIDS |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus |
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IAM |
See AMI |
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IB |
Infantry Battalion |
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ICMP |
Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme (UNDCP programme) |
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ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
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IDP |
internally displaced person |
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IDU |
injecting drug use(r) |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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IMB |
International Missions Board (U.S. Baptist) |
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INCB |
International Narcotics Control Board (UN) |
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INCSR |
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (USA) |
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IRC |
International Rescue Committee |
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ISG |
Interim Shan Government |
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KIC |
Kachin Independence
Council (HU's partner; = Kachin
Independence Organization?) |
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KIO |
Kachin Independence
Organization (armed wing: Kachin Independence Army) |
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KKY |
Ka Kwe Ye (Myanmar militias) |
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KMT |
Kuomintang (anti-communist Chinese force) |
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KNLA |
Karen National Liberation Army |
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KNPLF |
Karenni Nationalities People's Liberation Front |
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KNPP |
Karenni National Progressive Party |
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KNU |
Karen National Union (armed wing: Karen National Liberation
Army) |
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LDF |
Lahu Democratic Front |
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LEI |
Literacy and Evangelism
International (literacy organization founded by Rev. Robert F. Rice) |
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LIB |
Light Infantry Battalion |
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LNDO |
Lahu National Development Organisation |
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LSHTM |
London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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MANA |
Myanmar Anti-narcotics Association (NGO Myanmar) |
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MdM |
Medicins du Monde (international NGO) |
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MI |
military intelligence |
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MMCWA |
Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association |
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MNDAA |
Myanmar National
Democratic Alliance Army (Kokang [ethnic Hans in NE] faction of old CPB) |
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MoU |
Memorandum of
Understanding? (e.g., "Myanmar also signed MoUs with such
non-governmental organizations as Malteser, AMI, Asian Harm Reduction Network
in 2003") |
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MPF |
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MTA |
Mon Tai Army 蒙泰军(headed by Khun Sa
坤沙, aka Chang Qifu) |
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MWEA |
Myanmar Women's Entrepreneurial Association |
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NCGUB |
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma |
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NCUB |
National Council of the Union of Burma |
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NGO |
non-governmental organisation |
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NHEC |
National Health and
Education Committee (Chiang Mai-based forum for health and education depts of
Myanmar border and exile groups) |
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NLD |
National League for Democracy |
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NMSP |
New Mon State Party (armed wing: Mon National Liberation Army) |
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NNCC |
(a PRC organisation) |
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NULF |
National United Liberation Front |
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NUP |
National Unity Party |
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ODCCP |
Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UN) |
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OMF |
Overseas Missionary Fellowship |
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OSI |
Open Society Institute (funded by George Soros) |
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PNO |
Pa'O National
Organisation (Pa'O are a subgroup of Karen) (= Pa'o, Pao, etc.) |
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PSI |
Population Services International (international NGO) |
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PVO |
People's Volunteer Organization |
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RCSS |
Restoration Council of Shan State |
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RFA |
Radio Free Asia |
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RIT |
Rangoon Institute of Technology |
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RRA |
rapid rural appraisal |
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SBC |
Southern Baptist Conference ? Convention ? Southwest Baptist
College ? ... |
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SCOPE |
Strategy for Coca and
Poppy Elimination (UNDCP 1998 10-year master-plan) |
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SDU |
Shan Democratic Union |
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SHAN |
Shan Herald Agency for News |
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SHRF |
Shan Human Rights Foundation |
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SIL |
SIL International, Inc. (originally stood for "Summer
Institute of Linguistics") |
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SLORC |
State Law and Order Restoration CounciI |
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SNLD |
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy |
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SNPLO |
Shan State Nationalities People's Liberation Organization |
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SPDC |
State Peace and Development Council |
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SSA |
Shan State Army (aka SURA) |
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SSNA |
Shan State National Army |
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SSPC |
Shan State Peace Council |
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STB |
Sipeem Tawx Bwan: (a
welfare B30organisation with a base in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern
Thailand) |
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SURA |
Shan United Revolutionary Army |
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UNAIDS |
United Nations AIDS Programme (UN) |
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UNCT |
United Nations Country Team (UN) |
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UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UN) |
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UNDCP |
United Nations Drug Control Programme (part of UNODCCP) |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Economic and Social Organisation |
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UNFDAC |
United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control (UNDCP predecessor) |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
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UNLD |
United Nationalities League for Democracy |
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UNODC |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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UNODCCP |
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention |
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UNWFP |
United Nations World Food Program |
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USDA |
Union Solidarity and Development Association |
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UWSA |
United Wa State Army |
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UWSP |
United Wa State Party |
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VOA |
Voice of America |
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WADP |
Wa Alternative Development Programme (UNDCP project) |
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WCF |
Wa Christian Fellowship |
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WFP |
World Food Programme (UN) |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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WNO |
Wa National Organisation
(KKY militia founded 1974 on Thai border by Wa/Shan "prince" Maha
San--c.200 members as of 2002) |
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WWS |
Wa Welfare Society (est. 1996, by UWSA foreign minister Sai
Pao Sin) |
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