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Shan Herald Agency for News
11 January 2000
No: 1 - 8
News Brief:
Mysterious Killings
On 28 December, a 7-men patrol from IB 65 (Mongton) were found dead near =
Wang Hurwin firebase, opposite Wianghaeng District, Chiangmai Province.
The party had left the day before on a one-day normal patrol. A search=20
party was organized to look for them after they failed to return.
"All were shot dead", said the source. "The mystery was that their=20
equipment and weapons were left untouched, a clear indication that the=20
ambush was not launched by Shan rebels".
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Anti-Insurgency Public Rallies in Southern Shan State
An anti-insurgency rally was held at Tonpheung Village, Poongpakhem =
Tract,=20
Mongton Township, Monghsat District, opposite Chiangmai on 5 January,=20
reported Maihoong.
Among the speakers were government civil servants, retired military men =
and=20
"hand picked" local villagers including Ms. Zingpwint, a Shan primary=20
school teacher.
"The people at the gathering were asked how they liked the rebels=20
destroying everything the military in cooperation with the people had=20
achieved", said Maihoong. His source said the people had no choice but =
to=20
answer in unison that they did not, although few understood what was =
spoken.
Sources also informed Maihoong that each household in the surrounding =
area=20
were forced to send one of its members to attend the event under threat =
of=20
K. 5,000 fine for each absentee.
"Another rally has been decided at the 9 January meeting at Mongtaw, a =
town=20
taken from Khun Sa after his surrender in early 1996.
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Another Offensive In the Offing?
Beginning 7 January, more than 30 off-roaders, owned by the local people =
in=20
the Mongtaw-Monghta area, Mongton Township, have been requisitioned to =
haul=20
diesel and gasoline from Mongton and Monghsat.
"People are wondering whether the junta is going to launch operations=20
against Yawdserk (and his Shan State Army) after the anti-insurgency =
public=20
rallies", reported Maihoong.
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Fire In Monghsu Gemland
Mao Mao reported from the north on 7 January that a huge fire that broke =
out at midnight, 4 January, had destroyed more than a hundred houses at=20
Khetawng-Look paw in Monghsu.
The fire was started by an explosion at the warehouse, where explosives=20
used to demolish rock formations, were kept, said Mao Mao.
This was the second fire in Monghsu, a once-sleepy town in central Shan=20
State that suddenly became a boom town in 1991 after rubies were=20
discovered, in nine months.
///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.=20
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Agency for News</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>11 January =
2000<BR><BR>No: 1 -=20
8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D4>News Brief:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=3D4>Mysterious=20
Killings</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>On 28 December, a =
7-men patrol=20
from IB 65 (Mongton) were found dead near <BR>Wang Hurwin firebase, =
opposite=20
Wianghaeng District, Chiangmai Province.<BR><BR>The party had left the =
day=20
before on a one-day normal patrol. A search <BR>party was organized to =
look for=20
them after they failed to return.<BR><BR>"All were shot dead", said the =
source.=20
"The mystery was that their <BR>equipment and weapons were left =
untouched, a=20
clear indication that the <BR>ambush was not launched by Shan=20
rebels".<BR><BR>----------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT color=3D#800000=20
size=3D4><STRONG>Anti-Insurgency Public Rallies in Southern Shan=20
State</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>An anti-insurgency =
rally was held=20
at Tonpheung Village, Poongpakhem Tract, <BR>Mongton Township, Monghsat=20
District, opposite Chiangmai on 5 January, <BR>reported =
Maihoong.<BR><BR>Among=20
the speakers were government civil servants, retired military men and =
<BR>"hand=20
picked" local villagers including Ms. Zingpwint, a Shan primary =
<BR>school=20
teacher.<BR><BR>"The people at the gathering were asked how they liked =
the=20
rebels <BR>destroying everything the military in cooperation with the =
people had=20
<BR>achieved", said Maihoong. His source said the people had no choice =
but to=20
<BR>answer in unison that they did not, although few understood what was =
spoken.<BR><BR>Sources also informed Maihoong that each household in the =
surrounding area <BR>were forced to send one of its members to attend =
the event=20
under threat of <BR>K. 5,000 fine for each absentee.<BR><BR>"Another =
rally has=20
been decided at the 9 January meeting at Mongtaw, a town <BR>taken from =
Khun Sa=20
after his surrender in early 1996.<BR><BR>----------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D4>Another Offensive In the Offing?</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Beginning 7 =
January, more than 30=20
off-roaders, owned by the local people in <BR>the Mongtaw-Monghta area, =
Mongton=20
Township, have been requisitioned to haul <BR>diesel and gasoline from =
Mongton=20
and Monghsat.<BR><BR>"People are wondering whether the junta is going to =
launch=20
operations <BR>against Yawdserk (and his Shan State Army) after the=20
anti-insurgency public <BR>rallies", reported=20
Maihoong.<BR><BR>----------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#800000 size=3D4>Fire=20
In Monghsu Gemland</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Mao Mao reported =
from the north=20
on 7 January that a huge fire that broke <BR>out at midnight, 4 January, =
had=20
destroyed more than a hundred houses at <BR>Khetawng-Look paw in=20
Monghsu.<BR><BR>The fire was started by an explosion at the warehouse, =
where=20
explosives <BR>used to demolish rock formations, were kept, said Mao=20
Mao.<BR><BR>This was the second fire in Monghsu, a once-sleepy town in =
central=20
Shan <BR>State that suddenly became a boom town in 1991 after rubies =
were=20
<BR>discovered, in nine months.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further =
information,=20
please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. =
15,=20
Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 =
121<BR>e-mail:=20
<<A =
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR><BR>S.H.A.=
N.=20
is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated=20
to any political or armed organization. <BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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