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Shan Herald Agency for News
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29 December 1999

No: 12 - 24

Biggest Shan New Year Festival

Taunggyi, 25 December 1999

S.H.A.N. source from Taunggyi reported that the biggest Shan New Year=20
festival has just been held in northern Shan State.

The festivities were held, 21-25 December, at Zay-oo in Hsenwi Township, =

Lashio District, jointly by Hsenwi Township Literature and Culture=20
Committee and the Shan State Army Central, better known as Shan State=20
National Army.

The ceremony on 24 December was attended by more than 30,000 people, "a=20
phenomenon unseen before", according to the source. Speeches were given =
by=20
Sai Fah, M.P., Shan Nationalities; Maj. Gen Sai Nawng, Chairman of the =
Shan=20
State Peace Committee; Col. Karnyord, General Secretary of the SSPC and =
the=20
SSNA; and Lt-Col. Ganna, Commander, 11th Brigade, SSNA.

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All Shan State Literature and Culture Meeting

Representatives from 40 township gathered at Zay-oo, Hsenwi Township, to =

discuss literature and cultural issues. It was attended by Sai Fah, MP,=20
SNLD and Col. Karnyord, General Secretary, Shan State National Army.

The meeting was presided over by Dr. Sai Mawkkham, Chairman, All Shan =
State=20
Literature and Culture Committee.

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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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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>S.H.A.N. source =
from Taunggyi=20
reported that the biggest Shan New Year <BR>festival has just been held =
in=20
northern Shan State.<BR><BR>The festivities were held, 21-25 December, =
at Zay-oo=20
in Hsenwi Township, <BR>Lashio District, jointly by Hsenwi Township =
Literature=20
and Culture <BR>Committee and the Shan State Army Central, better known =
as Shan=20
State <BR>National Army.<BR><BR>The ceremony on 24 December was attended =
by more=20
than 30,000 people, "a <BR>phenomenon unseen before", according to the =
source.=20
Speeches were given by <BR>Sai Fah, M.P., Shan Nationalities; Maj. Gen =
Sai=20
Nawng, Chairman of the Shan <BR>State Peace Committee; Col. Karnyord, =
General=20
Secretary of the SSPC and the <BR>SSNA; and Lt-Col. Ganna, Commander, =
11th=20
Brigade, SSNA.<BR><BR>----------<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 =
size=3D4>All=20
Shan State Literature and Culture =
Meeting<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>Representatives=20
from 40 township gathered at Zay-oo, Hsenwi Township, to <BR>discuss =
literature=20
and cultural issues. It was attended by Sai Fah, MP, <BR>SNLD and Col. =
Karnyord,=20
General Secretary, Shan State National Army.<BR><BR>The meeting was =
presided=20
over by Dr. Sai Mawkkham, Chairman, All Shan State <BR>Literature and =
Culture=20
Committee.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
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50007,=20
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