| Ajinomoto |
|
Monosodium
glutomate |
| baht |
|
Thailand’s
currency (35-40/US$) |
| basket
|
|
The standard
unit of measure for rice. One basket is 16 pyi (9 imperial
gallons/40.91 liters). The standard weight for a
basket of rice is 46 pounds (21 kgs). |
| BSPP |
|
Burma Socialist
Programme Party |
| cup |
|
Equivalent to
one condensed milk can: 10 fl. oz. |
| DKBA |
|
Democratic Kayin Buddhist
Army |
| FY |
|
Fiscal Year
|
| GOB |
|
Government of
Burma |
| IB |
|
Infantry
Battalion |
| IDP
|
|
Internally
Displaced Person |
| kyat |
|
Burma’s
unit of currency (320-350/US$) |
| KNU |
|
Karen National
Union |
| LIB |
|
Light Infantry
Battalion |
| Lt-Col |
|
Lieutenant
Colonel |
| Lt-Gen |
|
Lieutenant
General |
| Maj-Gen |
|
Major General |
| MAPT |
|
Myanma
Agricultural Produce Trading |
| paddy |
|
Unmilled rice
with the husk still on |
| People’s Militia |
|
Government
administered village militia |
| pyi |
|
0.56 imperial
gallons/0.26 liters |
| rice |
|
Milled paddy,
ready to cook |
| SLORC
|
|
State Law and
Order Restoration Council |
| SPDC
|
|
State Peace and
Development Council |
| Tatmadaw |
|
Burma’s
armed forces |
| viss |
|
3.6 pounds/1.63
kilograms |
