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SPECIAL POSTING: SHRF MONTHLY REPO
- Subject: SPECIAL POSTING: SHRF MONTHLY REPO
- From: m.win@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 02:50:00
Subject: SPECIAL POSTING: SHRF MONTHLY REPORT -- NOVEMBER 1999 (PART II)
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CIVILIAN CARS CONSCRIPTED FOR MILITARY USE, TRAVELLERS FORCED TO WORK IN =
MURNG-KHARK
On 20.10.99, SPDC troops from IB227, manning the checkpoint in =
Murng-Khark,
stopped 2 civilian cars from Murng-Yarng that were heading for =
Kaeng-Tung and
forced them to work for the military for one day.=20
Although it was not so difficult for one of the cars that was carrying =
people
to unload, it was quite arduous for the other one that was heavily =
loaded with
goods to do so. So, the driver begged the troops to spare him and take =
another
car for this time, but they insisted that he unload his car and serve =
the military. When the driver offered to pay money, however, the troops =
were satisfied at 20,000 kyat and he was let go.
As for the passengers of the other car that had been taken by the =
military,
they were taken into the military compound and forced to work for the =
military
all day until 6:00 p.m. in the evening, and had to spend the night in
Murng-Khark because it was not safe to travel at night.
SHAN WOMEN ROBBED IN MURNG-KHARK
On 29.10.99, 3 Shan women from Murng-Yarng who were returning from =
working in Thailand were robbed by SPDC troops from LIB327 at Ta Purm =
bridge
checkpoint in Murng-Khark township.
The 3 women had gone to work in Thailand for sometime and had managed =
to
bring home some of their savings. But the SPDC troops stopped the car =
they were riding from Kaeng-Tung to Murng-Yarng, searched them and took =
all their
belongings, leaving only 5,000 Kyat for each of them.=20
The 3 women were:
1. Naang Mon, aged 21, from Tong Le village, Tong Le tract, Murng-Yarng
township
2. Naang Pan, aged 25, from Wan Waeng village, Wan Waeng tract, =
Murng-Yarng township
3. Naang Kham La, aged 19, from Wan Paeng, Tong le tract, Murng-Yarng =
township
STARVING VILLAGERS ROBBED AND BEATEN IN TA-KHI-LAEK
On 19.10.99, SPDC troops from Murng-Phyak-based LIB330 robbed and beat =
4 Akha villagers at Sarm Pi village, Loi Taw Kham tract, Ta-Khi-Laek =
township.=20
Since food has become so scarce due to the closure of the Thai-Burma =
border,
many people on the Burma side of the border have been trying to get food =
from
the other side.
The 4 Akha villagers were returning from buying food across the border =
in
Thailand when they ran into a group of SPDC soldiers who were on =
security at
Sarm Pi village.=20
The soldiers arrested them and seized all the food they had bought from
Thailand, including cooking oil, salt, sugar and other food stuff, and =
beat
them 5 times each with a stick as punishment.=20
The 4 Akha villagers were:
1. Ar Pe (m), aged 29
2. Ar Mi (f), aged 16
3. Pu Pur (m), aged 45
4. Ar Lu (m), aged 39
On 3.11.99, 2 Shan villagers of Wan Pung village, Murng Phong tract,
Ta-Khi-Laek township were robbed and extorted by a mixed group of SPDC
soldiers, police and militia at the Thai-Burma border.
Since food has become so scarce due to the closure of the Thai-Burma =
border,
many people on the Burma side of the border have been trying to get food =
from
the other side.
The 2 Shan villagers were returning from buying food in Thailand when =
they
were arrested and robbed of all their things. Further more, they were =
forced to pay a fine of 600 Baht each for 'illegally' crossing the =
border.
The 2 victims were:
1. Ai Sung (m), aged 21
2. Ai Taan (m), aged 23
MOTORCYCLE OWNERS HARASSED AND EXTORTED IN TA-KHI-LAEK
On 18.10.99, an SPDC traffic police officer, roaming the streets of =
Ta-Khi-Laek, stopped and extorted money from motorbikes which happened =
to be on or passing his way.
He would find fault with one thing or another and forced them to pay a =
fine of
400 baht each.
He had been doing that with ease for some time because people did not =
want to
argue with such an authority.
But when he stopped a couple, Maung Soe Naing and his wife, they asked =
for a
relevant document and said they would pay the fine either at the law =
court or
police station.
However, the police officer angrily said that he was fully in charge =
and fully
authorized to do as he pleased and the fine would have to be paid to =
him.
He then snatched up the motorbike key and did not let it go until they =
paid
the demanded 400 baht.
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KILLING OF CIVILIAN LIVESTOCK IN MURNG-PHYARK
On 5.9.99, a patrol of about 60 SPDC troops from LIB329 met a group of =
6
cattle traders with about 30 head of cattle in Murng Hai tract, =
Murng-Phark township.
The troops, led by Maj. Soe Win, stopped the traders and interrogated =
them.
When they could not find fault with any of the traders, the troops asked =
them
for one head of their cattle for meat.
When the traders refused to give them, Soe Win ordered one of his men =
to
shoot at the cattle. The shooting instantly killed one of the cattle and =
scared the
rest away into the nearby forest. The troops then cut up the carcass and =
took
the meat away.
The traders not only lost one of their cattle, but also had to try to =
round up
the rest all day. According to the head of the traders, Loong Mi, one =
head of
cattle was worth 95,000 Kyat.=20
Also on 15.10.99, SPDC troops from LIB329 shot 2 cattle at Murng Kok =
village,
Nam Naang tract, Murng-Phark township, then forced the villagers to cut =
up the
meat and carry it.
On that day, about 60 troops led by Maj. Kyaw Hla came to Murng Kok =
village
and ordered the village headman to find 2 head of cattle for them =
immediately.
The village headman said that he needed to call a meeting to discuss the
matter with the villagers in order to decide how to get the demanded =
cattle, and
asked them to wait until the next day.
But the troops forced the headman to find them immediately and even =
before
the villagers could decide what to do, the soldiers shot and killed 2 =
cattle that
happened to be nearby. They then ordered the villagers to cut up the =
meat and
take 5 porters to carry it and go with them.
The following 2 women lost their cattle:
1. Pa Lu (f), aged 51, lost 1 cow worth 13,000 Kyat
2. Pa Naang (f), aged 48, lost 1 cow worth 10,000 Kyat
BEATING IN MURNG-SART
On 5.9.99, SPDC troops from LIB333 severely beat up 3 villagers at =
Murng Ing
village, Murng Sen tract, Murng-Sart township.
About 25 SPDC troops came to Murng Ing village on that day and arrested =
the
following 3 villagers:
1. Zaai Sing Kham (m), aged 21
2. Zaai Kam (m), aged 26
3. Zaai Kan-Tha (m), aged 36
The troops accused the villagers of secretly collecting information on =
their
activities for the Shan soldiers of SSA-E and ordered them to confess. =
But the
villagers denied the charge and the troops beat them again and again =
until
they virtually lost consciousness.
THIEF CATCHERS SCOLDED IN MURNG-YARNG
On 16.9.99, Private Hlaing Win from SPDC's IB279 was caught by the =
villagers
while stealing a 25,000 Kyat worth tape recorder from a villager's house =
in
Mawn Ke village, Murng-Yarng township.
The villagers took Hlaing Win, together with the stolen tape recorder =
as
evidence, to the office of the Township Peace and Development Council.=20
However, the township authorities not only let the Private soldier go =
without
doing anything to him, but also scolded the villagers. They said, "Don't =
you
know what death is? This is the nephew of the battalion commander's =
wife".
"You must keep and hide your things carefully. Don't ever bring any =
soldiers to
this office again", added one of them.
A WIDOW'S PIG SHOT FOR PORK IN MURNG-YARNG
On 8.9.99, a patrol of 12 SPDC troops from IB279 led by Lt. Khin Nyo =
shot a
pig at Wan Hu Tai village, Wan Waeng tract, Murng-Yarng township, and =
took it
away.
The pig belonged to a poor widow named Pa Naang Peng, aged 46, and was =
worth 5,600 Kyat.
BULLYING IN MURNG-PAENG
On the night of 17.10.99, 2 truckloads of SPDC troops from LIB360 =
roamed
around Murng-Paeng town, beat up people and threw stones at houses with =
lights
on.
In the evening of that day, 2 SPDC troops were captured and beaten by =
the
villagers while stealing things at the house of Loong Zaai Pi at Paeng =
Saang
village and were sent back to the military camp.
The camp commander was angry and sent out 2 truckloads of troops, =
numbering
about 40, to Loong Zaai Pi's house to punish him. When they got near the
house, Loong Zaai Pi's daughter, Naang Phiu Phawng, came out to meet =
them and explain the situation. But the troops did not listen, and beat =
and kicked Naang Phiu Phawng until she was bruised and swollen all over =
her face and body.
After that, they drove their trucks around the town, stopping to beat =
up people
and throw stones at houses where lights could be seen. Even the house of =
the
former local Party Unit (now defunct) Chairman was not spared.
Although the people of Murng-Paeng have lodged a complaint with the =
SPDC
regional authorities in Kaeng-Tung, no step has so far been taken in =
connection with this case.
LAND CONFISCATION IN MU-SE
In early 1999, a wide area of rice fields on the border with China, =
belonging
to the people in Mu-Se township, was confiscated by the SPDC military
authorities in the name of Ngwe Sin (Silver Elephant) Company for a high =
tech
building project.
At least 51 families in Mu-Se township lost hundreds of acres of their
ancestral land to this project alone.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>CIVILIAN =
CARS=20
CONSCRIPTED FOR MILITARY USE, TRAVELLERS FORCED TO WORK IN=20
MURNG-KHARK</STRONG></FONT>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR><STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#800000> </FONT></STRONG>On 20.10.99, SPDC troops from =
IB227, manning=20
the checkpoint in Murng-Khark,<BR>stopped 2 civilian cars from =
Murng-Yarng that=20
were heading for Kaeng-Tung and<BR>forced them to work for the military =
for one=20
day. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> Although it =
was not so=20
difficult for one of the cars that was carrying people<BR>to unload, it =
was=20
quite arduous for the other one that was heavily loaded with<BR>goods to =
do so.=20
So, the driver begged the troops to spare him and take another<BR>car =
for this=20
time, but they insisted that he unload his car and serve the military. =
When the=20
driver offered to pay money, however, the troops were satisfied at =
20,000 kyat=20
and he was let go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> As for the =
passengers of=20
the other car that had been taken by the military,<BR>they were taken =
into the=20
military compound and forced to work for the military<BR>all day until =
6:00 p.m.=20
in the evening, and had to spend the night in<BR>Murng-Khark because it =
was not=20
safe to travel at night.<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>SHAN WOMEN =
ROBBED IN=20
MURNG-KHARK</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 29.10.99, =
3 Shan women=20
from Murng-Yarng who were returning from working in Thailand were robbed =
by SPDC=20
troops from LIB327 at Ta Purm bridge<BR>checkpoint in Murng-Khark=20
township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The 3 women =
had gone to=20
work in Thailand for sometime and had managed to<BR>bring home some of =
their=20
savings. But the SPDC troops stopped the car they were riding from =
Kaeng-Tung to=20
Murng-Yarng, searched them and took all their<BR>belongings, leaving =
only 5,000=20
Kyat for each of them. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The 3 women =
were:<BR>1.=20
Naang Mon, aged 21, from Tong Le village, Tong Le tract,=20
Murng-Yarng<BR>township<BR>2. Naang Pan, aged 25, from Wan Waeng =
village, Wan=20
Waeng tract, Murng-Yarng township<BR>3. Naang Kham La, aged 19, from Wan =
Paeng,=20
Tong le tract, Murng-Yarng township</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><STRONG>STARVING VILLAGERS ROBBED AND BEATEN IN=20
TA-KHI-LAEK</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 19.10.99, =
SPDC troops=20
from Murng-Phyak-based LIB330 robbed and beat 4 Akha villagers at Sarm =
Pi=20
village, Loi Taw Kham tract, Ta-Khi-Laek township. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> Since food =
has become so=20
scarce due to the closure of the Thai-Burma border,<BR>many people on =
the Burma=20
side of the border have been trying to get food from<BR>the other=20
side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The 4 Akha =
villagers were=20
returning from buying food across the border in<BR>Thailand when they =
ran into a=20
group of SPDC soldiers who were on security at<BR>Sarm Pi=20
village. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The soldiers =
arrested them=20
and seized all the food they had bought from<BR>Thailand, including =
cooking oil,=20
salt, sugar and other food stuff, and beat<BR>them 5 times each with a =
stick as=20
punishment. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>The 4 Akha villagers =
were:<BR>1. Ar=20
Pe (m), aged 29<BR>2. Ar Mi (f), aged 16<BR>3. Pu Pur (m), aged 45<BR>4. =
Ar Lu=20
(m), aged 39<BR><BR> On 3.11.99, 2 Shan villagers of Wan Pung =
village,=20
Murng Phong tract,<BR>Ta-Khi-Laek township were robbed and extorted by a =
mixed=20
group of SPDC<BR>soldiers, police and militia at the Thai-Burma=20
border.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> Since food =
has become so=20
scarce due to the closure of the Thai-Burma border,<BR>many people on =
the Burma=20
side of the border have been trying to get food from<BR>the other=20
side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The 2 Shan =
villagers were=20
returning from buying food in Thailand when they<BR>were arrested and =
robbed of=20
all their things. Further more, they were forced to pay a fine of 600 =
Baht each=20
for 'illegally' crossing the border.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The 2 victims =
were:<BR>1.=20
Ai Sung (m), aged 21<BR>2. Ai Taan (m), aged 23<BR><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><STRONG>MOTORCYCLE OWNERS HARASSED AND EXTORTED IN=20
TA-KHI-LAEK</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR><STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#800000> </FONT></STRONG>On 18.10.99, an SPDC traffic =
police officer,=20
roaming the streets of Ta-Khi-Laek, stopped and extorted money from =
motorbikes=20
which happened to be on or passing his way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> He would find =
fault with=20
one thing or another and forced them to pay a fine of<BR>400 baht=20
each.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> He had been =
doing that with=20
ease for some time because people did not want to<BR>argue with such an=20
authority.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> But when he =
stopped a=20
couple, Maung Soe Naing and his wife, they asked for a<BR>relevant =
document and=20
said they would pay the fine either at the law court or<BR>police=20
station.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> However, the =
police officer=20
angrily said that he was fully in charge and fully<BR>authorized to do =
as he=20
pleased and the fine would have to be paid to him.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> He then =
snatched up the=20
motorbike key and did not let it go until they paid<BR>the demanded 400=20
baht.<BR> <BR><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>KILLING OF CIVILIAN =
LIVESTOCK IN=20
MURNG-PHYARK</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 5.9.99, a =
patrol of=20
about 60 SPDC troops from LIB329 met a group of 6<BR>cattle traders with =
about=20
30 head of cattle in Murng Hai tract, Murng-Phark township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The troops, =
led by Maj. Soe=20
Win, stopped the traders and interrogated them.<BR>When they could not =
find=20
fault with any of the traders, the troops asked them<BR>for one head of =
their=20
cattle for meat.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> When the =
traders refused to=20
give them, Soe Win ordered one of his men to<BR>shoot at the cattle. The =
shooting instantly killed one of the cattle and scared the<BR>rest away =
into the=20
nearby forest. The troops then cut up the carcass and took<BR>the meat=20
away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The traders =
not only lost=20
one of their cattle, but also had to try to round up<BR>the rest all =
day.=20
According to the head of the traders, Loong Mi, one head of<BR>cattle =
was worth=20
95,000 Kyat. <BR><BR> Also on 15.10.99, SPDC troops from LIB329 =
shot 2=20
cattle at Murng Kok village,<BR>Nam Naang tract, Murng-Phark township, =
then=20
forced the villagers to cut up the<BR>meat and carry it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On that day, =
about 60=20
troops led by Maj. Kyaw Hla came to Murng Kok village<BR>and ordered the =
village=20
headman to find 2 head of cattle for them immediately.<BR>The village =
headman=20
said that he needed to call a meeting to discuss the<BR>matter with the=20
villagers in order to decide how to get the demanded cattle, =
and<BR>asked them=20
to wait until the next day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> But the =
troops forced the=20
headman to find them immediately and even before<BR>the villagers could =
decide=20
what to do, the soldiers shot and killed 2 cattle that<BR>happened to be =
nearby.=20
They then ordered the villagers to cut up the meat and<BR>take 5 porters =
to=20
carry it and go with them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The following =
2 women lost=20
their cattle:<BR>1. Pa Lu (f), aged 51, lost 1 cow worth 13,000 =
Kyat<BR>2. Pa=20
Naang (f), aged 48, lost 1 cow worth 10,000 Kyat<BR><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><STRONG>BEATING IN =
MURNG-SART</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 5.9.99, =
SPDC troops from=20
LIB333 severely beat up 3 villagers at Murng Ing<BR>village, Murng Sen =
tract,=20
Murng-Sart township.<BR> About 25 SPDC troops came to Murng Ing =
village on=20
that day and arrested the<BR>following 3 villagers:<BR>1. Zaai Sing Kham =
(m),=20
aged 21<BR>2. Zaai Kam (m), aged 26<BR>3. Zaai Kan-Tha (m), aged =
36</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The troops =
accused the=20
villagers of secretly collecting information on their<BR>activities for =
the Shan=20
soldiers of SSA-E and ordered them to confess. But the<BR>villagers =
denied the=20
charge and the troops beat them again and again until<BR>they virtually =
lost=20
consciousness.<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>THIEF CATCHERS =
SCOLDED IN=20
MURNG-YARNG</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 16.9.99, =
Private Hlaing=20
Win from SPDC's IB279 was caught by the villagers<BR>while stealing a =
25,000=20
Kyat worth tape recorder from a villager's house in<BR>Mawn Ke village,=20
Murng-Yarng township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The villagers =
took Hlaing=20
Win, together with the stolen tape recorder as<BR>evidence, to the =
office of the=20
Township Peace and Development Council. <BR> However, the township=20
authorities not only let the Private soldier go without<BR>doing =
anything to=20
him, but also scolded the villagers. They said, "Don't you<BR>know what =
death=20
is? This is the nephew of the battalion commander's wife".<BR>"You must =
keep and=20
hide your things carefully. Don't ever bring any soldiers to<BR>this =
office=20
again", added one of them.<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>A =
WIDOW'S PIG SHOT=20
FOR PORK IN MURNG-YARNG</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On 8.9.99, a =
patrol of 12=20
SPDC troops from IB279 led by Lt. Khin Nyo shot a<BR>pig at Wan Hu Tai =
village,=20
Wan Waeng tract, Murng-Yarng township, and took it<BR>away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The pig =
belonged to a poor=20
widow named Pa Naang Peng, aged 46, and was worth 5,600 =
Kyat.<BR><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><STRONG>BULLYING IN =
MURNG-PAENG</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> On the night =
of 17.10.99, 2=20
truckloads of SPDC troops from LIB360 roamed<BR>around Murng-Paeng town, =
beat up=20
people and threw stones at houses with lights<BR>on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> In the =
evening of that day,=20
2 SPDC troops were captured and beaten by the<BR>villagers while =
stealing things=20
at the house of Loong Zaai Pi at Paeng Saang<BR>village and were sent =
back to=20
the military camp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> The camp =
commander was=20
angry and sent out 2 truckloads of troops, numbering<BR>about 40, to =
Loong Zaai=20
Pi's house to punish him. When they got near the<BR>house, Loong Zaai =
Pi's=20
daughter, Naang Phiu Phawng, came out to meet them and explain the =
situation.=20
But the troops did not listen, and beat and kicked Naang Phiu Phawng =
until she=20
was bruised and swollen all over her face and body.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> After that, =
they drove=20
their trucks around the town, stopping to beat up people<BR>and throw =
stones at=20
houses where lights could be seen. Even the house of the<BR>former local =
Party=20
Unit (now defunct) Chairman was not spared.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> Although the =
people of=20
Murng-Paeng have lodged a complaint with the SPDC<BR>regional =
authorities in=20
Kaeng-Tung, no step has so far been taken in connection with this=20
case.<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>LAND CONFISCATION IN=20
MU-SE</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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color=3D#800000> </FONT></STRONG>In early 1999, a wide area of rice =
fields on=20
the border with China, belonging<BR>to the people in Mu-Se township, was =
confiscated by the SPDC military<BR>authorities in the name of Ngwe Sin =
(Silver=20
Elephant) Company for a high tech<BR>building project.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR> At least 51 =
families in=20
Mu-Se township lost hundreds of acres of their<BR>ancestral land to this =
project=20
alone.</FONT></DIV>
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