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	He had been treated for the disease for three years in Myanmar and Singapore.</div>
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	Bo Nat Khann Mway appeared as DKBA chair on December 20 when it celebrated the 21th anniversary of its establishment.&nbsp;</div>
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	He split from the Christian-led Karen National Union in December 1994, and shortly after that signed a peace agreement with the Myanmar government in exchange for military and financial support.</div>
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	The DKBA&rsquo;s headquarters is across the border from Tak province.</div>
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	A source said that when Bo Nat Khann Mway&rsquo;s condition deteriorated after the anniversary celebration, he returned to receive treatment at Yangon Hospital and was transferred to a Singapore hospital.&nbsp;</div>
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	He became widely known in Thailand after being blacklisted for being involved in drug gangs.</div>
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	He gave interviews in which he attacked the then Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung and he closed a border checkpoint. His army also had a series of disputes with the Thai Army.</div>
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	The source said that because of his poor relationship with Thai authorities, he did not seek treatment in the Kingdom.</div>
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Karen leader Na Kham Mwe dead

Maj-General Bo Nat Khann Mway, the Myanmar commander-in-chief of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army known by several aliases including Na Kham Mwe, died Sunday from neck cancer at his residence in Pegu Township. He was 55 years old.