People hold a Pa-O flag as they release balloons attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Festival in Taunggyi in southern Shan State. (AFP)

‘Who should we follow?’: Factionalism plagues Pa-O politics

The PNLO has joined the war against Myanmar’s junta, prompting a minor leadership crisis, but while that was swiftly resolved, a rival Pa-O group has only grown more powerful.

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