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    Thais say Myanmar leader to visit in late February=20
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    BANGKOK, Jan 25 - The head of Myanmar's military government, Senior =
General Than Shwe, is expected to visit Thailand next month for talks =
with Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman =
said on Monday.=20
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    The visit, which will concentrate on increasing cooperation in =
suppression of the narcotics trade, was tentatively scheduled for the =
third week of next month, the spokesman said.=20
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    Their talks would also cover the establishment of joint naval =
patrols and a telephone hotline between the two leaders, he said.=20
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    Relations between the Southeast Asian neighbours have been strained =
recently by a dispute over fishing which has seen shots exchanged by =
naval vessels and fatalities on both sides.=20
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    The Bangkok newspaper The Nation quoted Chuan as saying governors of =
border provinces should look for ways to reduce tension. He also warned =
Thai fishermen not to intrude into Myanmar's territorial waters.=20
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    Earlier this month, Thai narcotics officials said drugs cartels had =
resumed large shipments, through Thailand, of heroin from the Golden =
Triangle growing region after a three-year lull.=20
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    Heroin from the Triangle -- a poppy growing area where the borders =
of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet -- is said by anti-narcotics experts =
to be refined along the Thai-Myanmar border.=20

    (Reuters)


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Thais say Myanmar leader to visit in late February = 

BANGKOK, Jan 25 - The head of = Myanmar's military=20 government, Senior
General Than Shwe, is expected to visit Thailand = next=20 month for talks
with
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, a Thai Foreign = Ministry=20 spokesman said on
Monday. 

The visit, which will concentrate = on=20 increasing cooperation in
suppression
of the narcotics trade, was=20 tentatively scheduled for the third week of
next
month, the = spokesman said.=20 

Their talks would also cover the establishment of joint = naval=20 patrols and
a telephone hotline between the two leaders, he said.=20 

Relations between the Southeast Asian neighbours have been = strained=20
recently by a dispute over fishing which has seen shots exchanged by =
naval=20
vessels and fatalities on both sides. 

The Bangkok newspaper = The=20 Nation quoted Chuan as saying governors of
border provinces should = look for=20 ways to reduce tension. He also warned
Thai fishermen not to intrude = into=20 Myanmar's territorial waters. 

Earlier this month, Thai = narcotics=20 officials said drugs cartels had
resumed large shipments, through = Thailand,=20 of heroin from the Golden
Triangle growing region after a three-year = lull.=20 

Heroin from the Triangle -- a poppy growing area where the = borders=20 of
Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet -- is said by anti-narcotics = experts
to=20 be
refined along the Thai-Myanmar border. 

(Reuters) 
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