evidence: 20 Hill 491 near Doi Lang in Thailand's Mae Hong Son province, the border between the Burmese town of Myawaddy and Thailand's Mae Sot, and three small islands at the mouth of the Pakchan River near Thailand's Victoria Point, are but three areas under dispute. 21 By 1988 these claims to secession had been dropped by all the ethnic armies, except the Karenni National Progressive Party. Since then, the ethnic minorities have called for equal rights under a federal constitution. 22 Bertil Lintner, "Thailand: Building New Bridges with a Former Foe," and Robert Karniol, "Thailand Ends Backing for Rebel Groups," Jane's Defence Weekly, September 9, 1995. 23 The timber deals were especially important, since a seemingly unlimited supply of wood in Burma enabled Thailand to impose a moratorium on the felling of its own hardwood trees. There was strong domestic pressure in Thailand at the time to cease logging because of the severe flooding caused by excessive deforestation. The possibility of deals with the SLORC, which would far surpass those already existing between Thai companies and the ethnic armies, was an opportunity not to be missed to keep Thailand's timber mills working.