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This is an English summary of the news about the farmer strike in Shan =
State.

Thai-Burmese border, December 27

Farmers from Lin Khae Township, Shan State marched to Lan Khae town on =
December 24 and objected the authority=92s order. The SPDC authority =
ordered farmers to sell eight tins (about 290 kg) of rice per acre at =
the SPDC=92s collecting stations as "responsible rice". The price at =
those stations is much lower than the market price.=20

On December 24, U Than Lwin, secretary of local SPDC, arrived Pong Hton =
village and ordered the farmers to sell their rice quota. Farmers =
replied that they could afford to sell only half of the quota since they =
barely feed themselves. However, U Than Lwin did not solve out the =
problem. On the same day, about 150 unsatisfied farmers marched to the =
residence of U Joseph Sein Paint, Chairman of local SPDC at Lin Khae =
Town.

An eyewitness said the farmers dispersed around 9 p.m. even though they =
were disappointed after the Chairman replied that he would submit the =
case to the authority. However, SPDC authority saying that there is an =
instigator, is preparing to arrest Sai Ba Thein, a farmer at Pong Hton =
village as well as former Taunggyi college student who was dismissed =
from the school because of his involvement in student movements of 1974.


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<P>This is an English summary of the news about the farmer strike in =
Shan=20
State.</P>
<P>Thai-Burmese border, December 27</P>
<P>Farmers from Lin Khae Township, Shan State marched to Lan Khae town =
on=20
December 24 and objected the authority&rsquo;s order. The SPDC authority =
ordered=20
farmers to sell eight tins (about 290 kg) of rice per acre at the =
SPDC&rsquo;s=20
collecting stations as &quot;responsible rice&quot;. The price at those =
stations=20
is much lower than the market price. </P>
<P>On December 24, U Than Lwin, secretary of local SPDC, arrived Pong =
Hton=20
village and ordered the farmers to sell their rice quota. Farmers =
replied that=20
they could afford to sell only half of the quota since they barely feed=20
themselves. However, U Than Lwin did not solve out the problem. On the =
same day,=20
about 150 unsatisfied farmers marched to the residence of U Joseph Sein =
Paint,=20
Chairman of local SPDC at Lin Khae Town.</P><FONT size=3D2>
<P>An eyewitness said the farmers dispersed around 9 p.m. even though =
they were=20
disappointed after the Chairman replied that he would submit the case to =
the=20
authority. However, SPDC authority saying that there is an instigator, =
is=20
preparing to arrest Sai Ba Thein, a farmer at Pong Hton village as well =
as=20
former Taunggyi college student who was dismissed from the school =
because of his=20
involvement in student movements of 1974.</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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