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Shan Herald Agency for News

9 December 1999

No: 12 - 11

News Brief
Shan Resistance Celebrates Shan New Year

The Shan Resistance held a four-day long celebration opposite Maehongson =

Province of Thailand to mark both the King's birthday and the Shan New =
Year.

The Shan State Army of Yawdserk presumably under the leadership of the=20
newly formed Restoration Council headed by Sai Aung Mart, held a small=20
ceremony on 5 December in honor of His Majesty King Bhumibhol =
Adulyadej's=20
72nd birthday.

The New Year ceremony on 8 December was participated by Sai Aung Mart,=20
Council Chairman; Sao Yawdserk, Commander-in-Chief of SSA; Ms. Khur =
Hsen,=20
Secretary General of the council; Khu Ooreh, Joint Secretary General,=20
Karenni National Progress Party; Khun Markoban, Member of Parliament, =
Pekon=20
Township and a few hundred local people.

Yawdserk also held a 1:30 hour long press conference where several =
agencies=20
from the local and international media attended. Among them were The=20
Nation, ITV, Images Asia, TV Channel 3, AP, Reuters, USA Today, =
S.H.A.N.,=20
Prachachart Weekly and Phaendin.

The Shan New Year is celebrated throughout Burma among Shan communities.

The First Moon of the First Lunar Month, which falls on 8 December this=20
year, is regarded as the "real" New Year's Day for all peoples of the =
Tai=20
race, which includes, apart from Shans, Laotians and Thais.

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

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.



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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>9 December =
1999<BR><BR>No: 12 -=20
11</FONT></DIV>
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Brief<BR>Shan Resistance Celebrates Shan New =
Year</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>The Shan Resistance =
held a=20
four-day long celebration opposite Maehongson <BR>Province of Thailand =
to mark=20
both the King's birthday and the Shan New Year.<BR><BR>The Shan State =
Army of=20
Yawdserk presumably under the leadership of the <BR>newly formed =
Restoration=20
Council headed by Sai Aung Mart, held a small <BR>ceremony on 5 December =
in=20
honor of His Majesty King Bhumibhol Adulyadej's <BR>72nd =
birthday.<BR><BR>The=20
New Year ceremony on 8 December was participated by Sai Aung Mart, =
<BR>Council=20
Chairman; Sao Yawdserk, Commander-in-Chief of SSA; Ms. Khur Hsen, =
<BR>Secretary=20
General of the council; Khu Ooreh, Joint Secretary General, <BR>Karenni =
National=20
Progress Party; Khun Markoban, Member of Parliament, Pekon <BR>Township =
and a=20
few hundred local people.<BR><BR>Yawdserk also held a 1:30 hour long =
press=20
conference where several agencies <BR>from the local and international =
media=20
attended. Among them were The <BR>Nation, ITV, Images Asia, TV Channel =
3, AP,=20
Reuters, USA Today, S.H.A.N., <BR>Prachachart Weekly and =
Phaendin.<BR><BR>The=20
Shan New Year is celebrated throughout Burma among Shan =
communities.<BR><BR>The=20
First Moon of the First Lunar Month, which falls on 8 December this =
<BR>year, is=20
regarded as the "real" New Year's Day for all peoples of the Tai =
<BR>race, which=20
includes, apart from Shans, Laotians and Thais.<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
Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807=20
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 organization.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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