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Shan Herald Agency for News
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5 January 2000

No: 1 - 3

People Forced To Pay For streetlights

People from a Shan town near the Chinese border are being forced to pay=20
up-keep for streetlights to two different government agencies, reported=20
Hawmaohurng on New Year's Day.

Citizens of Namkham, 129 miles north of Lashio, the Shan State's =
northern=20
capital, were ordered by its Mayor U Thaw Htun San to pay K-200 per=20
household monthly to the municipality beginning November 1999. This was =
in=20
addition to payment to the township electricity supply board at the rate =
of=20
K.100 per household per month.

" Besides, the order reminded the people that in the event that they=20
refused to pay, the municipality would employ every means possible to =
get=20
the money from them," said the source to Hawmaohurng. "We therefore have =
no=20
choice but to comply with their wishes."

Namkham has 3,463 registered households.

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No: 1 - 4

Junta Cuts Down Number of Toll Gates

Trucks transporting goods between Mandalay and Muse, the Shan State town =

opposite China's Ruili, would go through scrutiny from only two customs=20
gates now, reported Hawmaohurng from Lashio on 30 December.

In accordance with the decisions made at Muse on 15 December, trucks=20
running between Muse and Mandalay would not have to undergo inspections =
at=20
all the four gates between the two cities anymore.

" All trucks will be inspected at each end and sealed afterwards which=20
shall not be opened until it reaches the other end," said Hawmaohurng.

"It will save us some money now that we only have to pay two gates =
instead=20
of four," said a truck driver to Hawmaohurng. "But we cannot be too =
happy=20
in a hurry. Because they might still have something else up their =
sleeves=20
to shake us down."

The distance of the two cities is 287 miles.

///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.=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5 January 2000<BR><BR>No: 1 -=20
3<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4>People Forced To Pay For =

streetlights</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>People from a Shan town near the =
Chinese border=20
are being forced to pay <BR>up-keep for streetlights to two different =
government=20
agencies, reported <BR>Hawmaohurng on New Year's Day.<BR><BR>Citizens of =

Namkham, 129 miles north of Lashio, the Shan State's northern =
<BR>capital, were=20
ordered by its Mayor U Thaw Htun San to pay K-200 per <BR>household =
monthly to=20
the municipality beginning November 1999. This was in <BR>addition to =
payment to=20
the township electricity supply board at the rate of <BR>K.100 per =
household per=20
month.<BR><BR>" Besides, the order reminded the people that in the event =
that=20
they <BR>refused to pay, the municipality would employ every means =
possible to=20
get <BR>the money from them," said the source to Hawmaohurng. "We =
therefore have=20
no <BR>choice but to comply with their wishes."<BR><BR>Namkham has 3,463 =

registered households.<BR><BR>----------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>No: 1 - 4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4><STRONG>Junta =
Cuts Down=20
Number of Toll Gates</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Trucks transporting goods between =
Mandalay and=20
Muse, the Shan State town <BR>opposite China's Ruili, would go through =
scrutiny=20
from only two customs <BR>gates now, reported Hawmaohurng from Lashio on =
30=20
December.<BR><BR>In accordance with the decisions made at Muse on 15 =
December,=20
trucks <BR>running between Muse and Mandalay would not have to undergo=20
inspections at <BR>all the four gates between the two cities =
anymore.<BR><BR>"=20
All trucks will be inspected at each end and sealed afterwards which =
<BR>shall=20
not be opened until it reaches the other end," said =
Hawmaohurng.<BR><BR>"It will=20
save us some money now that we only have to pay two gates instead <BR>of =
four,"=20
said a truck driver to Hawmaohurng. "But we cannot be too happy <BR>in a =
hurry.=20
Because they might still have something else up their sleeves <BR>to =
shake us=20
down."<BR><BR>The distance of the two cities is 287=20
miles.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., =
50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<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 organization. <BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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