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FORCED RELOCATION IN HO PONG
FORCED RELOCATION IN HO PONG
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| Background of the area The southern part of Ho Pong is extremely fertile, and is one of the main rice-growing areas of the whole Shan State. The northern area is mountainous, and cheroot-leaves are grown there. There are many Pa-O living in the area, and both Pa-O ceasefire groups operate there. |
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| Relocation In 1996 and 1997 there were no relocations, but in January 1998, at the same time as in Loi Lem, SPDC troops began ordering villages in the north-east of the township to move down to Parng Long in Loi Lem township. They accused the villagers of supporting the Shan resistance in the area, even though there had been no incidences of fighting. Villagers were given 5-7 days to move. Several villages were burned down. |
Teenager killed but perpetrator still missing
