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Myanmar rebels deny cease-fire deal

By Thomas Fuller

 |  New York Times  

  February 05, 2012

When Myanmar announced a cease-fire last month with one of the country’s most prominent rebel groups, images of longstanding enemies shaking hands across a table were beamed around the globe and trumpeted as evidence of further reconciliation in a country emerging from decades of military dictatorship and ethnic strife. Now, three weeks after the deal was announced, the leadership of the rebel group is denying that a cease-fire was signed.

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