NEWS- Burmese Military Violates Tha

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Subject: NEWS- Burmese Military Violates Thailands Sovergnty a 3rd Time

Burmese Military Violates Thailands Sovergnty a 3rd Time

Rangoon Post - 17 August, 1999

  Within the past 3 months the Burmese Military junta has violated
Thailand soveirgnty at least 3 times.  The first proven time was when a
unit attacked and destroyed a Thai police station near the border. The
2nd time was when they  abducted four Thai hilltribe people from the
nearby village of Mai Sa Pae.  And recently the 3rd is when they
infiltrated a border village in Mae Hong Son province.

  Not many Thai official have spoken out against this except for one in
the Thai congress after the attack on the Thai police station. According
to a Thai official in the United States, they are both afraid of what
the junta may do and have some economic dependence on their neighbours.

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BORDER - Armed group crosses border 
The Nation

MAE HONG SON -- A 30-member armed group under the command of Burmese
military forces infiltrated a border village under Royal patronage in
this northern province on Sunday -possibly- hunting for a senior army
office of Kayah State, a senior border patrol police officer said
yesterday. 

Maj Nophakao Kokilawathi, chief of the 336th Patrol Police company said
villagers at Nai Soi Centre in Tambon Pang Moo of Mae Hong Son District
reported that the armed group in army fatigues asked for the location of
the Nai Soi Police Station, military units and government offices in the
sub-district. 

Nophakao said they reportedly headed in the direction of the village
after villagers refuse to provide the information.  

According to the officer, a joint military and police night search on
Aug 15 failed to locate the group which was headed by Maj Lt Li Lae. 

He said the infiltration could have been aimed at attacking the Thai
police station as a show of strength.  

Nophakao said the group last month abducted four Thai hilltribe people
from the nearby village of Mai Sa Pae. 

He said the group also wanted Maj Gen Aung Mya, deputy commander of
Kayah State who the Burmese junta believe has taken sanctuary in
Thailand. 

Aung Mya has engineered several military operations which has cost
numerous lives within the Burmese force and his death will bring the
Kayah's insurgency to an end.