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Heavy Security For Lo Hsing-han=20
Is he a State Minister now?=20

22 July 1999

S.H.A.N. source from northern Shan State reported on 18 July that Lo =
Hsing-han
had been accorded the same high level of security for state ministers =
and
regional commanders during his trip from Lashio to Mandalay.=20

On 14 July, many people who saw a heavily guarded motor cade, made up of =
7 - 8
trucks, on the way from Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State, to
Mandalay, the capital of northern Burma, with the forefront 4-wheeler =
flashing
its redlight and blaring its siren, thought there must be either some =
SPDC
minister or a regional commander in it. But riding in the second Toyota =
Land
Cruiser, Prado Model, in the middle of the procession they noticed was =
none
other than Lo Hsing-han, the man the United States Government declared a =
US$ 2
million for information leading to his capture. All the cars in front =
and his
rear were ridden by heavily armed SPDC soldier.=20

One knowing person said heavy security was granted to him after =
receiving a
note from Yawdserk, Commander of the Shan States Army, demanding from =
his firm,
the Asia World Company, payment of tax in early May.=20

Tollgates along the Lashio - Hsenwi road that his company built were =
also
transformed into thick bunkers, after news of Yawdserk's expansion from =
the
south in June spread far and wide.=20

S.H.A.N. source from the east also reported in April that Lo was given a
special tight security by MI 22 in Kengtung after his return from =
Pangsang in
the Wa territory, where the 10th anniversary of the successful Wa mutiny
against the Communist Party of Burma's leadership took place.=20

Some rejected that the VIP treatment had anything to do with Yawdserk. =
"The
same treatment is also given to Khun Sa, Wei Hsiaokang, Khun Seng and =
Lin
Mingxien (Sai Lin)", said the source. Those he named are all on the =
wanted list
issued by the United States.=20

"All of them are accorded the same privilege as that of state =
ministers", he
added.=20

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For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:=20
Shan Herald Agency for News.=20
P.O. Box. 15=20
Nonghoi P.O., 50007=20
Chiangmai=20
Thailand=20
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121=20
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>=20




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Heavy Security For Lo = Hsing-han 
Is=20 he a State Minister now? 
22 July 1999

S.H.A.N. source = from northern=20 Shan State reported on 18 July that Lo
Hsing-han
had been accorded = the same=20 high level of security for state ministers and
regional commanders = during his=20 trip from Lashio to Mandalay. 

On 14 July, many people who saw a = heavily=20 guarded motor cade, made up
of 7
- 8
trucks, on the way from Lashio, = the=20 capital of northern Shan State, to
Mandalay, the capital of northern = Burma,=20 with the forefront 4-wheeler
flashing
its redlight and blaring its = siren,=20 thought there must be either some
SPDC
minister or a regional = commander in=20 it. But riding in the second Toyota
Land
Cruiser, Prado Model, in the = middle=20 of the procession they noticed was
none
other than Lo Hsing-han, the = man the=20 United States Government declared a
US$ 2
million for information = leading to=20 his capture. All the cars in front and
his
rear were ridden by = heavily armed=20 SPDC soldier. 

One knowing person said heavy security was granted = to him=20 after receiving
a
note from Yawdserk, Commander of the Shan States = Army,=20 demanding from his
firm,
the Asia World Company, payment of tax in = early May.=20 

Tollgates along the Lashio - Hsenwi road that his company built = were=20 also
transformed into thick bunkers, after news of Yawdserk's = expansion from=20
the
south in June spread far and wide. 

S.H.A.N. source from = the east=20 also reported in April that Lo was given a
special tight security by = MI 22 in=20 Kengtung after his return from
Pangsang
in
the Wa territory, where = the 10th=20 anniversary of the successful Wa mutiny
against the Communist Party = of=20 Burma's leadership took place. 

Some rejected that the VIP = treatment had=20 anything to do with Yawdserk.
"The
same treatment is also given to = Khun Sa,=20 Wei Hsiaokang, Khun Seng and Lin
Mingxien (Sai Lin)", said the = source. Those=20 he named are all on the
wanted
list
issued by the United States. = 

"All=20 of them are accorded the same privilege as that of state
ministers",=20
he
added. 

/// END \\\ 
For further information, please = contact=20 S.H.A.N. at: 
Shan Herald Agency for News. 
P.O. Box. 15 = 
Nonghoi P.O.,=20 50007 
Chiangmai 
Thailand 
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121 
e-mail: = <<3d.htm>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>=20 


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