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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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25 October 1999

No: 10 - 26

Junta Units In Shan State Undermanned

The Burma Army's units in eastern Shan State, known as the Golden =
Triangle=20
Command, is believed to be woefully under strength, reported an informed =

border watcher.

"One reason is desertion", he said. "But the other one is the intensive=20
training courses which are being conducted by the Triangle Command=20
headquarters in Kengtung".

Considerable numbers of soldiers are, at present, absent from their =
units=20
to attend these training courses, said the source.

Trainings are reportedly being given for agriculture and livestock,=20
non-Burmese local languages, artillery, tunneling, commando, medic and =
map=20
reading.

"For instance, IB 65 and LIB 225 in Mongton had informed Kengtung last =
week=20
they wouldn't be able to send trainees to attend the sergeant-majors'=20
refresher course and the explosives and booby-traps training", he said. =
"IB=20
43 (Mongpiang)also complained last week that its total strength had gone =

down to 196".

With continued desertion and casualities, they were worried about their=20
capability to undergo the period of the state of emergency decreed by=20
Rangoon since the Bangkok embassy siege on 1-2 October.

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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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26<BR><BR><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>Junta Units In Shan State=20
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>The Burma Army's =
units in eastern=20
Shan State, known as the Golden Triangle <BR>Command, is believed to be =
woefully=20
under strength, reported an informed <BR>border watcher.<BR><BR>"One =
reason is=20
desertion", he said. "But the other one is the intensive <BR>training =
courses=20
which are being conducted by the Triangle Command <BR>headquarters in=20
Kengtung".<BR><BR>Considerable numbers of soldiers are, at present, =
absent from=20
their units <BR>to attend these training courses, said the=20
source.<BR><BR>Trainings are reportedly being given for agriculture and=20
livestock, <BR>non-Burmese local languages, artillery, tunneling, =
commando,=20
medic and map <BR>reading.<BR><BR>"For instance, IB 65 and LIB 225 in =
Mongton=20
had informed Kengtung last week <BR>they wouldn't be able to send =
trainees to=20
attend the sergeant-majors' <BR>refresher course and the explosives and=20
booby-traps training", he said. "IB <BR>43 (Mongpiang)also complained =
last week=20
that its total strength had gone <BR>down to 196".<BR><BR>With continued =

desertion and casualities, they were worried about their <BR>capability =
to=20
undergo the period of the state of emergency decreed by <BR>Rangoon =
since the=20
Bangkok embassy siege on 1-2 October.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further=20
information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for =
News.<BR>P.O.=20
Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807=20
121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
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