There, the government is powerless. Thugs rule with virtual impunity, backed by the local ethnic armed groups that they pay for security.
There are different armed groups. Some of them have a business relationship with the Military officials. Border Guard Force (BGF) is one of them.
In northern Shan state of Myanmar, Northern Alliance (alliance between 3 EThnic armed groups) handed over the similar gang to the Chinese government after capturing the cities.
Patch v0.2.1 is released as of 17th Nov, 2024 with at least 7 changes.
https://github.com/raphamorim/rio/releases/tag/v0.2.1