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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

27 September 1999

Junta's Drug Operator Grabbed By the SSA

Sources on the border say a unit from the Shan States Army had arrested =
a=20
drug operator working under the protection of the Burmese Army earlier =
this=20
month.

Li Zigao, 40, a Kokang Chinese, was taken by a special raiding party =
from=20
Yawdserk's SSA from his home near the border. "He was part owner of one =
of=20
the heroin-amphetamine producing firms", said the source across the =
border=20
who asked anonymity.

"His partners are Liu Zipeng a.k.a Sai Yee a.k.a Muling and Hsiao Yin.=20
Their lab used to be in Mongjawd until Col. Soe Thein, commander of the=20
local military operations command, ordered them last month to move their =

workshop to Parnghawk, only a few kilometers north of the border".

Both Mongjawd and Parnghawk are villages in Mongton Township, Mongsart=20
District, Eastern Shan State, opposite Chiangmai Province of Thailand.

The SSA's Brigade 727, commanded by Maj. Ternkhurh and the Khunsang=20
Tonhoong Mobile Column, commanded by Maj. Khamleng, are known to be =
active=20
in the area.

"The arrest was due to the report made by the Chinese community in=20
Piangluang (Wianghaeng District, Chiangmai Province) that Li Zigao had =
been=20
demanding contributions in the name of the Wa National Army led by =
Mahasang=20
of Wiang-ngern", said the soruce.

Mahasang is the commander to the non-ceasefire Wa group and a member of =
the=20
National Democratic Front, an umbrella organization of the non-Burman=20
groups fighting against Rangoon. He is also a close ally of the SSA. =
Both=20
the NDF and the SSA claim to be anti-narcotics.

"Li was reportedly told not to abuse the honor of the resistance groups, =
to=20
stop producing drugs and to stop setting up armed opposition against the =

resistance", said the source. Li's firm is reported to muster 20-armed=20
guards. "He was released afterwards".

Another report from a different source, however, succinctly says: He =
tried=20
to escape with his handcuffs. There was no SSA official to comment on =
the=20
report.

Li's wife, Hsiao-ri, 36, a mother of 4 children, was reported to have=20
visited the village headman very recently and informed him of her =
husband's=20
failure to show up, said yet another source.

Li used to serve in Khun Sa's Mong Tai Army as a battalion commander. He =

was reported to be enjoying a close relationship with Maj. Nyan Myint, =
an=20
officer in the local area who reports directly to Gen. Khin Nyunt, the=20
State Peace and Development Council's Secretary-1.

/// 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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27 September 1999

News Brief

Wa families Resettling Along the Thai Border

The ceasefire Wa group's soldiers stationed along the Thai border =
opposite=20
Chiangmai and Chiangrai Provinces are bringing down their families from =
the=20
north to resettle in Mongton and Mongsart townships of Eastern Shan =
State,=20
said Maihoong, S.H.A.N.'s source at the border.

On 8 September, 12 families numbering 56 people were transported from=20
Mongpiang to Mongton in 8 four-wheelers and taken to Namhookhun, a =
village=20
5 km east of Poongpakhem, near BP-1.

They needed to be in time for this year's poppy-planting season, said =
the=20
source.


Extra-judicial Killings Among Junta Troops

On 26 August 1999, 4 officers and men from company 4, Infantry Battalion =
65=20
in Mongton were put in the guardhouse for drinking and fighting among=20
themselves.

They were.
1. Captain Than Htoon, 39 (Deputy company commander)
2. Sgt. Soe Thaung, 40
3. Cpl. Soe Than, 37
4. Pvt. Htun Hlaing, 30
The four were reported to have connived with the jailer, Mya Thaung, to=20
make an escape. But on their way to the Thai border, a disagreement =
arose=20
among them, which resulted in Mya Thaung's killing of his fellow =
deserters.

However, on his return to unit, he was tied up, beaten and dragged until =
he=20
died of his wounds, reported Maihoong on 3 September.

/// 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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*************
27 September 1999

Junta Tightens Crossing Rules at the Chinese Border

Myo Min Aung, S.H.A.N. source in northern Shan State, reported on 3=20
September that border crossing rules have changed for the worse at the=20
Chinese border.

"In the past, a person who wanted to cross over to Zegao (near Ruili) =
from=20
Muse could easily do it by giving his or her name, age and address and 5 =

Jaw (100 Jaws make 1 Yuan) for the border pass to the Chinese police, "=20
said the source.

"But now only those who carry border passes given by the Burmese side =
can=20
cross over".

Passes are issued to only those who carried their national ID cards. The =

locals who can show their Form-10s (household registers) are issued =
passes=20
with a 3-month tenure. Outsiders are only given a 7-day permit. The =
passes=20
cost K. 300 each.

"The visitor has to show his or her pass to the immigration officers =
both=20
Chinese and Burmese to fix their stamps at the border crossing", said =
Myo=20
Min Aung, "And has to return to the Burmese side before the gates close =
in=20
the evening. No one is allowed to spend the night on the Chinese side".

The Chinese have also installed TV-cameras along the side =
border-crossings,=20
he added. "We keep hearing people being taken into custody for illegal=20
entries".

/// 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><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>27 September 1999<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D4>Junta's Drug Operator Grabbed By the =
SSA<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>Sources=20
on the border say a unit from the Shan States Army had arrested a =
<BR>drug=20
operator working under the protection of the Burmese Army earlier this=20
<BR>month.<BR><BR>Li Zigao, 40, a Kokang Chinese, was taken by a special =
raiding=20
party from <BR>Yawdserk's SSA from his home near the border. "He was =
part owner=20
of one of <BR>the heroin-amphetamine producing firms", said the source =
across=20
the border <BR>who asked anonymity.<BR><BR>"His partners are Liu Zipeng =
a.k.a=20
Sai Yee a.k.a Muling and Hsiao Yin. <BR>Their lab used to be in Mongjawd =
until=20
Col. Soe Thein, commander of the <BR>local military operations command, =
ordered=20
them last month to move their <BR>workshop to Parnghawk, only a few =
kilometers=20
north of the border".<BR><BR>Both Mongjawd and Parnghawk are villages in =
Mongton=20
Township, Mongsart <BR>District, Eastern Shan State, opposite Chiangmai =
Province=20
of Thailand.<BR><BR>The SSA's Brigade 727, commanded by Maj. Ternkhurh =
and the=20
Khunsang <BR>Tonhoong Mobile Column, commanded by Maj. Khamleng, are =
known to be=20
active <BR>in the area.<BR><BR>"The arrest was due to the report made by =
the=20
Chinese community in <BR>Piangluang (Wianghaeng District, Chiangmai =
Province)=20
that Li Zigao had been <BR>demanding contributions in the name of the Wa =

National Army led by Mahasang <BR>of Wiang-ngern", said the=20
soruce.<BR><BR>Mahasang is the commander to the non-ceasefire Wa group =
and a=20
member of the <BR>National Democratic Front, an umbrella organization of =
the=20
non-Burman <BR>groups fighting against Rangoon. He is also a close ally =
of the=20
SSA. Both <BR>the NDF and the SSA claim to be anti-narcotics.<BR><BR>"Li =
was=20
reportedly told not to abuse the honor of the resistance groups, to =
<BR>stop=20
producing drugs and to stop setting up armed opposition against the=20
<BR>resistance", said the source. Li's firm is reported to muster =
20-armed=20
<BR>guards. "He was released afterwards".<BR><BR>Another report from a =
different=20
source, however, succinctly says: He tried <BR>to escape with his =
handcuffs.=20
There was no SSA official to comment on the <BR>report.<BR><BR>Li's =
wife,=20
Hsiao-ri, 36, a mother of 4 children, was reported to have <BR>visited =
the=20
village headman very recently and informed him of her husband's =
<BR>failure to=20
show up, said yet another source.<BR><BR>Li used to serve in Khun Sa's =
Mong Tai=20
Army as a battalion commander. He <BR>was reported to be enjoying a =
close=20
relationship with Maj. Nyan Myint, an <BR>officer in the local area who =
reports=20
directly to Gen. Khin Nyunt, the <BR>State Peace and Development =
Council's=20
Secretary-1.<BR><BR>/// END \\\<BR>For further information, please =
contact=20
S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi =
P.O.,=20
50007, 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=20
organization.<BR><BR>****************************************************=
*********************************<BR>27=20
September 1999<BR><BR><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>News Brief<BR><BR>Wa =
families=20
Resettling Along the Thai Border</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>The ceasefire Wa group's soldiers =
stationed=20
along the Thai border opposite <BR>Chiangmai and Chiangrai Provinces are =

bringing down their families from the <BR>north to resettle in Mongton =
and=20
Mongsart townships of Eastern Shan State, <BR>said Maihoong, S.H.A.N.'s =
source=20
at the border.<BR><BR>On 8 September, 12 families numbering 56 people =
were=20
transported from <BR>Mongpiang to Mongton in 8 four-wheelers and taken =
to=20
Namhookhun, a village <BR>5 km east of Poongpakhem, near =
BP-1.<BR><BR>They=20
needed to be in time for this year's poppy-planting season, said the=20
<BR>source.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Extra-judicial Killings =
Among Junta=20
Troops</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>On 26 August 1999, 4 officers and =
men from=20
company 4, Infantry Battalion 65 <BR>in Mongton were put in the =
guardhouse for=20
drinking and fighting among <BR>themselves.<BR><BR>They were.<BR>1. =
Captain Than=20
Htoon, 39 (Deputy company commander)<BR>2. Sgt. Soe Thaung, 40<BR>3. =
Cpl. Soe=20
Than, 37<BR>4. Pvt. Htun Hlaing, 30<BR>The four were reported to have =
connived=20
with the jailer, Mya Thaung, to <BR>make an escape. But on their way to =
the Thai=20
border, a disagreement arose <BR>among them, which resulted in Mya =
Thaung's=20
killing of his fellow deserters.<BR><BR>However, on his return to unit, =
he was=20
tied up, beaten and dragged until he <BR>died of his wounds, reported =
Maihoong=20
on 3 September.<BR><BR>/// END \\\<BR>For further information, please =
contact=20
S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi =
P.O.,=20
50007, 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=20
organization.<BR><BR>****************************************************=
**********************************<BR>27=20
September 1999<BR><BR><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>Junta Tightens Crossing =
Rules at the=20
Chinese Border</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Myo Min Aung, S.H.A.N. source in =
northern Shan=20
State, reported on 3 <BR>September that border crossing rules have =
changed for=20
the worse at the <BR>Chinese border.<BR><BR>"In the past, a person who =
wanted to=20
cross over to Zegao (near Ruili) from <BR>Muse could easily do it by =
giving his=20
or her name, age and address and 5 <BR>Jaw (100 Jaws make 1 Yuan) for =
the border=20
pass to the Chinese police, " <BR>said the source.<BR><BR>"But now only =
those=20
who carry border passes given by the Burmese side can <BR>cross=20
over".<BR><BR>Passes are issued to only those who carried their national =
ID=20
cards. The <BR>locals who can show their Form-10s (household registers) =
are=20
issued passes <BR>with a 3-month tenure. Outsiders are only given a =
7-day=20
permit. The passes <BR>cost K. 300 each.<BR><BR>"The visitor has to show =
his or=20
her pass to the immigration officers both <BR>Chinese and Burmese to fix =
their=20
stamps at the border crossing", said Myo <BR>Min Aung, "And has to =
return to the=20
Burmese side before the gates close in <BR>the evening. No one is =
allowed to=20
spend the night on the Chinese side".<BR><BR>The Chinese have also =
installed=20
TV-cameras along the side border-crossings, <BR>he added. "We keep =
hearing=20
people being taken into custody for illegal <BR>entries".<BR><BR>/// END =

\\\<BR>For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan =
Herald=20
Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai,=20
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
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<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization.</FONT></DIV>
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