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Subject: Re: Travellers advised not to cross illegally into Burma

How the lives of the ordinary people become difficult because of the terrorists.

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On Mon, 04 Oct 1999 10:41:12   shwenanda wrote:

<<Travellers advised not to cross illegally into Burma
Chiang Rai
Thais were warned against making illegal crossings into Burma through the Mae Sai border pass on its third day of closure. 
Burma shut its side of major border passes, including the Tachilek pass opposite Chiang Rai, on news of the Burmese embassy hostage stand-off which ended peacefully on Saturday.
Security reasons were cited for the temporary closure and the authorities have told Thais not to attempt illegal crossings or risk severe punishment from Rangoon.
Orders from the Burmese authorities to seal the border came on Friday afternoon, hours after the hostage crisis broke out.
Some 1,000 additional Burmese soldiers have since been dispatched to police the border channel.
Trans-border trade has been suspended and the provincial chamber of commerce foresaw no immediate repercussion on commercial activities. 
Pol Maj-Gen Seri Sukpetch, head of Chiang Rai police, said it was unclear at this point when Burma would resume the border link.
The police also stepped up its border patrols for the sake of peace and order, although there was no record of Burmese students ever staging anti-Rangoon movements in the province.>>








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