The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of 47 million people.
Furthermore, with the loss of Mandalay, the Burmese population turned finally against the Japanese.
Another factor which was to become significant during the campaign was the changing attitude of the Burmese population.
I suspect most of the Burmese population would be more than happy to see the political squeeze put on from the outside.
Only 4% of the Burmese population are Christian.
Threats to the Burmese population are not well known.
To provide health services for displaced Burmese populations along the Thailand-Burma border.
To improve health, knowledge, attitudes, and practices within local Burmese populations.
Migrant workers from India and China supplemented the native Burmese population.
The Burmese population had no weapons and were quite helpless against it.