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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

4 October 1999

No: 10 - 6

Junta Fortifying the Salween Dam Site

According to sources close to the Shan States Army of Yawdserk, the =
Burma=20
Army has been, for the past two months, building up their positions =
along=20
the Salween River near the site which had undergone a five-month long=20
feasibility study until the end of March.

Saengjuen Sarawin, S.H.A.N.'s principal reporter, who recently returned=20
from his visit to the SSA Base, reports: "Units from 4 Infantry =
Battalions,=20
330, 332, 518 and 520, numbering 4-500, came from Mongpan (on the =
western=20
bank) to keep vigilance on both sides of the river from Ta-sang=E9 to =
Tasang".

Tasang is the ferry crossing between Mongpan Township on the western =
bank=20
and Mongton Township on the eastern. A few kilometers north is the=20
projected dam site where feasibility studies took place in late October=20
last year by a Thai company.

In addition, there are 8 motorboats that patrols along the river, said =
the=20
sources. "The aim looks to be two-fold", said one. "First, to prevent =
the=20
Shan fighters from crossing back and forth along that stretch, and, =
second,=20
to insure security for the dam site".

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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=3D3>4 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 - =
6<BR><BR><FONT=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>According to sources close to the =
Shan States=20
Army of Yawdserk, the Burma <BR>Army has been, for the past two months, =
building=20
up their positions along <BR>the Salween River near the site which had =
undergone=20
a five-month long <BR>feasibility study until the end of =
March.<BR><BR>Saengjuen=20
Sarawin, S.H.A.N.'s principal reporter, who recently returned <BR>from =
his visit=20
to the SSA Base, reports: "Units from 4 Infantry Battalions, <BR>330, =
332, 518=20
and 520, numbering 4-500, came from Mongpan (on the western <BR>bank) to =
keep=20
vigilance on both sides of the river from Ta-sang=E9 to =
Tasang".<BR><BR>Tasang is=20
the ferry crossing between Mongpan Township on the western bank <BR>and =
Mongton=20
Township on the eastern. A few kilometers north is the <BR>projected dam =
site=20
where feasibility studies took place in late October <BR>last year by a =
Thai=20
company.<BR><BR>In addition, there are 8 motorboats that patrols along =
the=20
river, said the <BR>sources. "The aim looks to be two-fold", said one. =
"First,=20
to prevent the <BR>Shan fighters from crossing back and forth along that =

stretch, and, second, <BR>to insure security for the dam=20
site".<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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