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Junta Encourages Poppy Cultivation?
- Subject: Junta Encourages Poppy Cultivation?
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- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 04:41:00
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Shan Herald Agency for News
2 December 1999
No: 12 - 1
Junta Encourages Poppy Cultivation?
Junta officers across the border are rallying for increased cultivation =
of poppies in their respective areas, reported Maihoong from southern =
Shan State.
On 22 November, Captain Han Sein, Commander, Company 4, IB 65 =
(Mongton)on his arrival in Mong Kyawt village, Mongton Township, =
Monghsat District,=20
opposite Chiangmai Province, summoned a meeting at the village temple =
where=20
one member from each household was ordered to attend.
"He told the villagers they would be free to grow opuim, for half a viss =
of opium (1.8 kg) per field as tax", said Maihoong. "For those who are =
short of capital a loan of Kyat 10,000 - 30,000 would be provided".
The produce must be sold, at market price, only to Chinese or Lahu =
traders who held letters of authorization from either him or Ltc. Myint =
Sway, Commander, IB 65, he said. Any sale without their knowledge would =
be faced with severe punishment.
"He therefore urged them to recall all the villagers who had left =
Mongkyawt since 1994, when Khun Sa's troops attacked the Burmese =
garrison there", said Maihoong.
Afterwards, Capt. Han Sein and his 50-odd troops set out to visit other =
villages in the surrounding areas until 26 November before returning to =
Mongton.
According to the junta's own statistics, altogether 101,845 acres of =
land were cultivated last year for opium under official supervision. =
(Opium Acreage, S.H.A.N. 25 November)
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P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
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1999<BR><BR>No: 12 -=20
1<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4>Junta Encourages Poppy=20
Cultivation?</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>Junta officers =
across the border=20
are rallying for increased cultivation of poppies in their =
respective=20
areas, reported Maihoong from southern Shan State.<BR><BR>On 22 =
November,=20
Captain Han Sein, Commander, Company 4, IB 65 (Mongton)on his arrival in =
Mong=20
Kyawt village, Mongton Township, Monghsat District, <BR>opposite =
Chiangmai=20
Province, summoned a meeting at the village temple where <BR>one member =
from=20
each household was ordered to attend.<BR><BR>"He told the villagers they =
would=20
be free to grow opuim, for half a viss of opium (1.8 kg) per field =
as=20
tax", said Maihoong. "For those who are short of capital a loan of =
Kyat=20
10,000 - 30,000 would be provided".<BR><BR>The produce must be sold, at =
market=20
price, only to Chinese or Lahu traders who held letters of =
authorization=20
from either him or Ltc. Myint Sway, Commander, IB 65, he said. Any sale =
without=20
their knowledge would be faced with severe punishment.<BR><BR>"He =
therefore=20
urged them to recall all the villagers who had left Mongkyawt since =
1994, when=20
Khun Sa's troops attacked the Burmese garrison there", said=20
Maihoong.<BR><BR>Afterwards, Capt. Han Sein and his 50-odd troops set =
out to=20
visit other villages in the surrounding areas until 26 November before =
returning=20
to Mongton.<BR><BR>According to the junta's own statistics, altogether =
101,845=20
acres of land were cultivated last year for opium under official =
supervision.=20
(Opium Acreage, S.H.A.N. 25 November)<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further=20
information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for =
News.<BR>P.O.=20
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121<BR>e-mail: <<A=20
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