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Shan Herald Agency for News
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28 December 1999

No: 12 - 23

Border Pass Closed - Again

A border pass between Shan State of Burma and Thailand was abruptly =
closed=20
yesterday again, reported Maihoong from the border.

Maihoong, S.H.A.N.'s border watcher said BP-1, the border pass between =
Shan=20
State's Mongton Township and Thailand's Chiangmai Province, was ordered=20
closed by the junta yesterday. Although no reason was reported given, it =

was believed to be connected the Shan State Army's attack on junta =
trucks=20
transporting 84,000 amphetamine tablets to BP-1 on Thursday, 23 =
December.

Thais who were working in Mongton area,including the GMS Power doing =
final=20
survey at Tasarng Salween Dam site, were believed to be stranded there=20
because of the closure on short notice.

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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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23<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4>Border Pass Closed -=20
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Thailand was abruptly closed <BR>yesterday again, reported Maihoong from =
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border.<BR><BR>Maihoong, S.H.A.N.'s border watcher said BP-1, the border =
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between Shan <BR>State's Mongton Township and Thailand's Chiangmai =
Province, was=20
ordered <BR>closed by the junta yesterday. Although no reason was =
reported=20
given, it <BR>was believed to be connected the Shan State Army's attack =
on junta=20
trucks <BR>transporting 84,000 amphetamine tablets to BP-1 on Thursday, =
23=20
December.<BR><BR>Thais who were working in Mongton area,including the =
GMS Power=20
doing final <BR>survey at Tasarng Salween Dam site, were believed to be =
stranded=20
there <BR>because of the closure on short =
notice.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For=20
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