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CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION |
| This report has attempted to detail the suffering
caused by this unprecedented forced relocation program in Central Shan State. Over three
hundred thousand people have been dispossessed of their ancestral lands, cultural heritage
and livelihood. The effects of this relocation program will be felt for generations. The social upheaval caused by the forced relocations is also affecting the rest of Burma. Already facing rice shortages and social unrest, Burma can ill afford its scorched earth policy in Central Shan State's fertile "rice bowl" and the creation of hundreds of thousands of newly internally displaced. If this forced relocation program is allowed to continue, it will not only further destabilize Burma, it will also continue to adversely affect Thailand and Burma's other neighbours. |
International Conference on Shan Studies