A soldier of the Mon National Liberation Army, armed wing of the New Mon State Party. (Steve Tickner | Frontier)

The Mon dilemma: Can a state riven by divisions join the resistance?

Internal Mon divisions and tensions with other ethnic groups have hindered resistance efforts in Mon State. But as these efforts start to take shape, locals say they could either bring people together or pull them further apart.

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