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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

3 October 1999

No: 10 - 4

Angry 'Khin Nyunt' Ordered Sealing of Border

It was General Khin Nyunt, believed to be the present Burmese strong =
man,=20
himself who issued orders to seal off the border passes, after a =
hitherto=20
unknown student group raided and held the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok on=20
Friday, reported S.N.A, S.H.A.N's source in Tachilek, opposite Chiangrai =
of=20
Thailand.

Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, who was on his inspection trip to the Golden Triangle =

casino-resort construction site in Mongphong, Tachilek District, flew =
into=20
a rage after hearing reports about the daring raid made by a handful of=20
Burmese students in Bangkok, said S.N.A. " He was reported to have told =
the=20
local authorities to close the passage between Shan State's Tachilek and =

Thailand's Maesai without delay and to keep it closed until they =
received=20
further instructions from Rangoon".

Orders were promptly relayed to the local populace who were forbidden =
from=20
crossing the border for any reason. "Those caught in the act of crossing =

are to be shot on the spot and those discovered later to have violated=20
their order are to be arrested, according to the order", said S.N.A.

Of the two infantry battalions in Tachilek, IB 331, assisted by local=20
militia, was reported to be responsible for the town's security. The =
other=20
IB 526, was reported to be holding positions on the hilltops along the=20
border, according to the source, a citizen of Maesai who returned from=20
Tachilek.

"As usual, the local people are being held responsible for feeding and=20
accommodating the soldiers and the militia", added S.N.A. "They have to=20
collect money even to buy cheroots and soap".

///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 size=3D3>3 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
4<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Angry 'Khin Nyunt' Ordered Sealing of=20
Border<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>It was General Khin Nyunt, believed to be =
the=20
present Burmese strong man, <BR>himself who issued orders to seal off =
the border=20
passes, after a hitherto <BR>unknown student group raided and held the =
Burmese=20
Embassy in Bangkok on <BR>Friday, reported S.N.A, S.H.A.N's source in =
Tachilek,=20
opposite Chiangrai of <BR>Thailand.<BR><BR>Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, who was on =
his=20
inspection trip to the Golden Triangle <BR>casino-resort construction =
site in=20
Mongphong, Tachilek District, flew into <BR>a rage after hearing reports =
about=20
the daring raid made by a handful of <BR>Burmese students in Bangkok, =
said=20
S.N.A. " He was reported to have told the <BR>local authorities to close =
the=20
passage between Shan State's Tachilek and <BR>Thailand's Maesai without =
delay=20
and to keep it closed until they received <BR>further instructions from=20
Rangoon".<BR><BR>Orders were promptly relayed to the local populace who =
were=20
forbidden from <BR>crossing the border for any reason. "Those caught in =
the act=20
of crossing <BR>are to be shot on the spot and those discovered later to =
have=20
violated <BR>their order are to be arrested, according to the order", =
said=20
S.N.A.<BR><BR>Of the two infantry battalions in Tachilek, IB 331, =
assisted by=20
local <BR>militia, was reported to be responsible for the town's =
security. The=20
other <BR>IB 526, was reported to be holding positions on the hilltops =
along the=20
<BR>border, according to the source, a citizen of Maesai who returned =
from=20
<BR>Tachilek.<BR><BR>"As usual, the local people are being held =
responsible for=20
feeding and <BR>accommodating the soldiers and the militia", added =
S.N.A. "They=20
have to <BR>collect money even to buy cheroots and=20
soap".<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.=
N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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