Glossary of Acronyms AFPFL Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League ALD Arakan League for Democracy ARSA Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army BGF Border Guard Force BIA Burma Independence Army BSPP Burma Socialist Programme Party GONGO Government Organized Non-Governmental Organization KIO Kachin Independence Organization MOGE Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise NCA National Ceasefire Agreement NLD National League for Democracy RC Revolutionary Council SAC Security and Administration Committee SEZ Special Economic Zone SLORC State Law and Order Restoration Council SPDC State Peace and Development Council TRC Temporary Registration Certificate UMEHL Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (also MEHL or UMEH) USDA Union Solidarity and Development Association USDP Union Solidarity and Development Party YCDC Yangon City Development Committee vii