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KHUN SA DENIES REPORT BY THE NATION

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                        BBC Summary of World Broadcasts

                             May  5, 1994, Thursday

SECTION: Part 3 Asia - Pacific; SOUTHEAST ASIA;  BURMA;  FE/1989/B ; 

LENGTH: 145 words

HEADLINE: [2];
Khun Sa's aide denies Shan State story

 BODY:
   'The Nation', Bangkok, in English 3 May 94 p a4
   Text of report (FE/1986 B/1 [2])

   A close aide of Burmese drug warlord Khun Sa yesterday [2nd May] denied
that the opium kingpin wants his Shan state to become part of the Thai
kingdom. Khernsai Jaiyene said although Khun Sa respects the Thai monarch
highly and wants closer ties with Bangkok, he wants Shan to remain
"independent" . He said Khun Sa could have been misquoted.

   "We respect His Majesty the King and, once Shan state gains independence,
we would like to invite the Thais to trade with us," Khun Sa said during a
recent press interview. "All our rich natural resources can be sold to
Thailand as raw material and Thailand will benefit immensely from it."

   Khun Sa said he would like Shan state to have a close economic
relationship with Thailand, like that of countries in the European Community.

             Copyright 1994 The British Broadcasting Corporation  
                        BBC Summary of World Broadcasts