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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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15 September 1999=20

Curfew in Ceasefire Area=20

Curfew was ordered by the local SPDC commander in an area that has been =
under
control by a Shan ceasefire group, said S.H.A.N. source from southern =
Shan
State.=20

The source said on 12 September 1999, Maj. Aung Naing, commanding a =
company
form 296th Infantry Battalion, stationed in Kali, Kunhing Township, =
Loilem
District, issued a 21:00 - 04:00 curfew. Anybody seen on the streets =
during
curfew hours would be shot on the spot, the order said.=20

In addition, household registers were ordered hung inside houses for the
inspecting officials to see. Anyone whose name is not stated in the =
household
register found would face instant arrest, said the order.=20

Near the village is the headquarters of the 7th Brigade, the Shan States =
Army
(North), a group that signed a ceasefire pact with the junta since 1989. =
The
Shan States Army South, whose peace offers were turned down by the =
junta, is
reported to be active in the area also.=20

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

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not
affiliated to any political or armed organizations.=20


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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
=20
15 September 1999=20

Burmese Troops Converging on Thai Border=20

Reports received by S.H.A.N. yesterday strongly indicated that Rangoon's =
troops
east of the Salween are moving towards a strategic mountain stronghold =
believed
to be under siege by the Shan States Army.=20

According to the reports, the local operations command headquarters in
Monghsat, issued orders to requisition 150 porters and 20 motor vehicles =
on 9
September.=20

When the convoy reached Mongton the next day, another batch of porters, =
also
numbering 150, and all the available trucks in town were requisitioned =
again.=20

Two days later, on 12 September, junta troops were reported arriving in
Poongpakhem, only a few kilometers from BP1 (Border Pass 1), between =
Shan State
of Burma and Chiangmai Province of Thailand.=20

One of the sources, a truck driver who escaped to Thailand, said he =
believed
the junta troops were going up to Loihtway, the mountain that straddled =
Shan
State and Thailand in order to relieve the troops besieged there by Shan =
States
Army's 727th Brigade.=20

The unit, commanded by Maj. Ternkhurh, was reported to be active in =
Mongton
Township, Monghsat District. Their attack on 29 August in the area had
inflicted heavy casualties on the Burmese troops. No details were given =
by the
source.=20

The Shan States Army is led by Yawdserk. It is also known as Shan States =
Army
South, to differentiate it from two other groups that bear the same =
designation
but have ceasefire agreements with Rangoon.=20

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

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not
affiliated to any political or armed organizations.=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>15 September 1999 <BR><BR>Curfew in =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Curfew was ordered by the local =
SPDC commander=20
in an area that has been under<BR>control by a Shan ceasefire group, =
said=20
S.H.A.N. source from southern Shan<BR>State. <BR><BR>The source said on =
12=20
September 1999, Maj. Aung Naing, commanding a company<BR>form 296th =
Infantry=20
Battalion, stationed in Kali, Kunhing Township, Loilem<BR>District, =
issued a=20
21:00 - 04:00 curfew. Anybody seen on the streets during<BR>curfew hours =
would=20
be shot on the spot, the order said. <BR><BR>In addition, household =
registers=20
were ordered hung inside houses for the<BR>inspecting officials to see. =
Anyone=20
whose name is not stated in the household<BR>register found would face =
instant=20
arrest, said the order. <BR><BR>Near the village is the headquarters of =
the 7th=20
Brigade, the Shan States Army<BR>(North), a group that signed a =
ceasefire pact=20
with the junta since 1989. The<BR>Shan States Army South, whose peace =
offers=20
were turned down by the junta, is<BR>reported to be active in the area =
also.=20
<BR><BR>/// END \\\ <BR>For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. =
at:=20
<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News, P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007,=20
Chiangmai,<BR>Thailand.&nbsp; <BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121. <BR>e-mail: =
&lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt; =
<BR><BR>S.H.A.N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not<BR>affiliated =
to any=20
political or armed organizations.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG><EM>SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR=20
NEWS</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;<BR>15 September 1999 =
<BR><BR>Burmese=20
Troops Converging on Thai Border </FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Reports received by S.H.A.N. =
yesterday strongly=20
indicated that Rangoon's troops<BR>east of the Salween are moving =
towards a=20
strategic mountain stronghold believed<BR>to be under siege by the Shan =
States=20
Army. <BR><BR>According to the reports, the local operations command=20
headquarters in<BR>Monghsat, issued orders to requisition 150 porters =
and 20=20
motor vehicles on 9<BR>September. <BR><BR>When the convoy reached =
Mongton the=20
next day, another batch of porters, also<BR>numbering 150, and all the =
available=20
trucks in town were requisitioned again. <BR><BR>Two days later, on 12=20
September, junta troops were reported arriving in<BR>Poongpakhem, only a =
few=20
kilometers from BP1 (Border Pass 1), between Shan State<BR>of Burma and=20
Chiangmai Province of Thailand. <BR><BR>One of the sources, a truck =
driver who=20
escaped to Thailand, said he believed<BR>the junta troops were going up =
to=20
Loihtway, the mountain that straddled Shan<BR>State and Thailand in =
order to=20
relieve the troops besieged there by Shan States<BR>Army's 727th =
Brigade.=20
<BR><BR>The unit, commanded by Maj. Ternkhurh, was reported to be active =
in=20
Mongton<BR>Township, Monghsat District. Their attack on 29 August in the =
area=20
had<BR>inflicted heavy casualties on the Burmese troops. No details were =
given=20
by the<BR>source. <BR><BR>The Shan States Army is led by Yawdserk. It is =
also=20
known as Shan States Army<BR>South, to differentiate it from two other =
groups=20
that bear the same designation<BR>but have ceasefire agreements with =
Rangoon.=20
<BR><BR>/// END \\\ <BR>For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. =
at:=20
<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News, P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007,=20
Chiangmai,<BR>Thailand.&nbsp; <BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121. <BR>e-mail: =
&lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt; =
<BR><BR>S.H.A.N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not<BR>affiliated =
to any=20
political or armed organizations. <BR></FONT></DIV>
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