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NEWS - Burma angry at Thai foray on



Subject: NEWS - Burma angry at Thai foray onto its soil

BANGKOK POST - October 24, 1999

Burma angry at Thai foray onto its soil

Burma has made a formal protest to Thailand after a group of armed men
attacked a camp on its soil, wounding five Burmese soldiers and damaging
several buildings and other properties costing over US $500,000.

A protest letter submitted by Lt-Col Ta Khu, chairman of the local
Thai-Burmese Border Committee, said that on October 14 a group of 50
armed
men launched an attack on a Burmese military camp.

The attack, on Na Mon Luang village in Shan State, was launched from the
Thai border and lasted 30 minutes, the letter said.

Five Burmese soldiers were wounded and several buildings, including a
food
storage centre, were burnt down.

Lt-Col Ta Khu accused Thai authorities of allowing the intruders to use
Thai
soil as their sanctuary.

On May 1, the Thai side lodged a similar protest with Burma demanding
230,000 baht compensation after Burmese soldiers crossed the border and
attacked a police station in Mae Hong Son.