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Kyodo News - Myanmar sets curfew in
- Subject: Kyodo News - Myanmar sets curfew in
- From: tinkyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 00:01:00
Subject: Kyodo News - Myanmar sets curfew in Karen State
Kyodo News
BANGKOK, Sept. 1
Myanmar sets curfew in Karen State
Myanmar has placed a curfew between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. in
northeastern Karen State, where some parts remain under the control
of ethnic minority rebels, a Karen resident said Wednesday.
Effective Wednesday, the curfew was imposed in major cities
because the ruling junta fears a general strike on Sept. 9, according
to a Pa-an resident who had arrived in Thailand.