Thai singer composes a song for Shan fighters

Thai singer composes a song for Shan fighters 

A singer highly respected in Thailand began composing his song in tribute to men of Yawdserk's Shan State Army as he sat observing the Resistance Day ceremony yesterday, reported Hawkeye from the Shan stronghold. 

Surachai Chantimathorn, known as Nga Caravan, said his latest song, "Khon Nai Mawk" (Men in mists) was written as he watched fighters who stood at ease before their commander-in-chief, Col. Yawdserk, during the ceremony for the 43rd anniversary of the Shan national resistance. 

There was a downpour throughout the night before resulting in the whole mountain covered in mist. 
Nga sang the song for his audience on the same evening. 

Invited to address the gathering of a thousand fighters and civilians, he said: "I wish to make known that I'm not here in any official capacity. I'm a musician who loves justice and I'm here to encourage your struggle for justice". 

The ceremony that began at 09:00 lasted nearly on hour and a half. 

Yawdserk, who doubles as President of the Restoration Council of Shan State as well as the army leader, invited the people to point out at anytime the shortcomings of himself and the movement that he led. Quoting the adage, "The people are like water, the movement is like fish", he added, "The fish can stay only if the water is clear". 

Asked by a reporter to comment on rumors in circulation that the SSA was being aided by Thailand, he merely said, "Without Thailand as our neighbor, the Shans' struggle would not have lasted 43 years".