The Restoration Council of Shan State, the political wing of the Shan State Army (SSA), sets off from the Thai border town of Mae Sai on Friday morning accompanied by the Burmese police. The convoy passes from Tachilek through Talay—ravaged by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in March 2011 which killed more than 150 locals—to the quaint mountain retreat of Kentung where the talks are due to be held.
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