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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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3 October 1999

No: 10 - 2

Shan States Army Holds Closing Ceremony of Leadership Training

A closing ceremony for a 4-month long leadership training course was =
held=20
at the Shan States Army's provisional headquarters on 1 October, =
reported=20
Saengjuen Sarawin, S.H.A.N.'s chief reporter from the border.

On a sunny morning last Friday, 152 officers and men who had attended=20
Leadership Training, received their certificates from their=20
commander-in-chief, Yawdserk, who presided over the ceremony, which =
lasted=20
three hours, 08:30-11:30.

"The principal aim of the Institute is the elimination of ignorance", =
said=20
Yawdserk. "Our objectives are five-fold: Political Awareness, Military=20
skill, Organizational and Administrative Abilities, Self-Reliance and=20
Becoming Future leaders", said Yawdserk.

A retired fighter, who was at the ceremony, concurred with him. "When=20
General Kornzurng was alive, he paid attention to producing good =
leaders.=20
As a result, the top leadership was relieved of a lot of burden", he =
said.

"But when Khun Sa took over, the emphasis changed to turning out good=20
followers instead. They said what Kornzurng did was to produce tigers =
that=20
might even bite their owners. 'What we do, in contrast, is to produce =
good=20
dogs that will watch over the house and its owner', his instructors told =
us".

Foreign guests, one American, one British and some newsmen and =
university=20
students from Thailand, were also seen among the crowd.

///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.



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG><EM>SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3>3 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
2<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Shan States Army Holds Closing Ceremony =
of=20
Leadership Training<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>A closing ceremony for a =
4-month long=20
leadership training course was held <BR>at the Shan States Army's =
provisional=20
headquarters on 1 October, reported <BR>Saengjuen Sarawin, S.H.A.N.'s =
chief=20
reporter from the border.<BR><BR>On a sunny morning last Friday, 152 =
officers=20
and men who had attended <BR>Leadership Training, received their =
certificates=20
from their <BR>commander-in-chief, Yawdserk, who presided over the =
ceremony,=20
which lasted <BR>three hours, 08:30-11:30.<BR><BR>"The principal aim of =
the=20
Institute is the elimination of ignorance", said <BR>Yawdserk. "Our =
objectives=20
are five-fold: Political Awareness, Military <BR>skill, Organizational =
and=20
Administrative Abilities, Self-Reliance and <BR>Becoming Future =
leaders", said=20
Yawdserk.<BR><BR>A retired fighter, who was at the ceremony, concurred =
with him.=20
"When <BR>General Kornzurng was alive, he paid attention to producing =
good=20
leaders. <BR>As a result, the top leadership was relieved of a lot of =
burden",=20
he said.<BR><BR>"But when Khun Sa took over, the emphasis changed to =
turning out=20
good <BR>followers instead. They said what Kornzurng did was to produce =
tigers=20
that <BR>might even bite their owners. 'What we do, in contrast, is to =
produce=20
good <BR>dogs that will watch over the house and its owner', his =
instructors=20
told us".<BR><BR>Foreign guests, one American, one British and some =
newsmen and=20
university <BR>students from Thailand, were also seen among the=20
crowd.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., =
50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
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<BR>affiliated to any=20
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