1.  But the prosecution maintains it has the right men -- nine ethnic Chinese-Haw of the Shan state in Burma.

2.  Government forces, meanwhile, continued battling against another guerrilla force, the so-called Mong Tai Army of drug warlord Khun Sa in eastern Shan state.

3.  He has been reported in the Burmese capital of Rangoon and also still in Homong, his former stronghold in Shan state near the borders of Laos and Burma.

4.  In late December, emissaries from Khun Sa approached regional military commanders in Shan state and expressed their willingness to surrender, the military officer said.

5.  In October, Pinheiro had traveled to Lashio in the northern Shan state and the Wa controlled area in northeastern Myanmar.

6.  Not long afterward, emissaries from Khun Sa approached regional military commanders in Shan state and expressed their willingness to surrender, the military officer said.

7.  Shan state is the stronghold of opium warlord Khun Sa, who is wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges.

8.  Three other rebel groups in Kayah state had previously reached accommodations with the government, along with nine groups in Shan state and one in Kachin state.

9.  His group controls much of Shan state, a region infamous for drug production.

10.  Burmese military officials in Rangoon said that ceasefire overtures had been made towards the MTA, which has been fighting for an independent Shan state.