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	MYANMAR. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Between the Bay of Bengal and the hills of the Arakan Yoma is Rakhine State, a narrow coastal plain with the port of Sittwe.
		In E Myanmar on the Shan Plateau is the Shan State, home of the Shans, a Tai people closely related to the Thai who, at 10% of the population, are Myanmar’s largest minority.
		South of the Kayin State is the Tanintharyi region, a long, narrow strip of coast extending to the Isthmus of Kra.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/my/Myanmar.html (2044 words)

	MyanmarTourOperator.com
		Shan State is situated in the eastern part of the country and has a total area of 61,091 sq miles which is a quarter of the total area of Myanmar.
		The State Day ceremonies are held in Taunggyi, Kyaing Tong, Lashio and many towns of the Shan State and other ethnic minorities are performed.
		Kayin State comprises 7 township and has a total area of 11,731 sq miles, ie, 4.9% of the Union of Myanmar.
	www.myanmartouroperator.com (3476 words)

	Travel To Myanmar .com
		Kayin State is on elongated area lying to the south-east running from the north-west.
		Besides Kayin who are the majority, the Mon, Myanmar, Taungthu and Shan live in Kayin State.
		The Zwegapin hill and the Zedi on the summit are the demesnes of the beauty of Kayin State.
	www.traveltomyanmar.com /in_kayin.htm (377 words)

	Kayin (Karen) state - Myanmar - Burma
		Kayin (or Karen) state occupies eastern part of the Thaninthayi (Tenasserim) mountain range, and is bordered with Thailand's Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces on the east.
		Northern and eastern parts of the state are mountainous, and the low land slopes are found in the south and south-western areas that border Mon state.
		Like Shan and Kayah states, Kayin state offers many scenic spots comprising of hills and rivers, farmlands which have traditionally been operated organically, in addition to the local cultures.
	www.asterism.info /states/5 (500 words)

	Mon state - Myanmar - Burma
		Mon state is sandwiched between Kayin (Karen) state on the east, the Andaman sea on the west, Bago division on the north and Thaninthayi division on the south.
		The Donthami form the border between Mon and Kayin state for a distance.
		Rice is the major crop of lowland areas, and lower slopes of the hills are used for rubber plantation and fruit trees.
	www.asterism.info /states/2 (645 words)

	Myanmar Travel - Kayin State
		The Capital of Kayin (Karen) state is Phaan (hpaan).
		They are mostly Christians, and this is because the Kayin people worked together with the British Empire at a time when Myanmar was a colony of Britain.
		Kayin people are also know as Ooze for their skills of training the Elephants.
	www.myanmarmtetours.com /kayin_state.htm (198 words)

	Myanmar News 2001
		Chairman of Kayin State Peace and Development Council Col Maung Shein reported on systematic implementation of tasks by committees for availability of electricity, upgrading of the roads in the village, extension of buildings of Basic Education High School, renovation of the village monastery and construction of a station hospital.
		Kayin State Manager U Sein Win of Myanma Agriculture Service reported on cultivation of paddy, oil crops, beans and peas, rubber and pepper and utilization of fallow and virgin lands and Deputy Director- General U Tin Latt of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department on livestock production.
		In accord with the guidance of the Head of State, it is a national duty of the education sector to maintain the tradition of the nation and the people, national attributes and national characteristics.
	www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-2001/myanmar-news-n010911.htm (4269 words)

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		She said that she would like to explain why the people holding the State flags assembled at the ground, why the State Flag saluting ceremony is held and why the State flags are hoisted in the entire Hpa-an Township.
		The State Flag represents a symbol of sovereignty and independence of the Union of Myanmar.
		To be able to hoist the State Flag in Myanmar territory and to enable the entire public as citizens of an independent nation forever, Myanmar Tatmadawmen crushed the SURA insurgents beginning 20 May 2002.
	www.myanmar-information.net /denounce/July1-3.html (1438 words)

	Travel @ Myanmar.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kayin State shares borders with Yamethin district, Shan State and Kayah State in the north, and Taungoo, Thaton and Mawlamyine districts in the west, Ye township in the south, and Thailand in the east.
		Though there are differences in tone and accent in dialects among the various groups of the Kayin family, they all came from the same origin.
		Pha-an is the capital of Kayin State, located 315 km south of Yangon.
	www.myanmar.com /travel/kayin.html (165 words)

	6. INTEGRATED PRODUCTION PRACTICES OF CASHEW IN MYANMAR - Maung Maung Lay[6]
		Cashew is cultivated at present in ten regions, namely, in Kachin State, Kayin State, Sagaing Division, Taninthayi Division, Bago Division, Mon State, Rakhine State, Yangon Division, Shan State and Ayeyarwady Division.
		Due to its close proximity to Mon State, agro-climatic conditions are somewhat similar except the fact that minimum temperatures rarely go down below the critical level of 18° C. Consequently, yields as high as 294 kg per ha are realized in Kayin State.
		From 1982-1992 the government was responsible for the establishment of cashew plantations in the different States and Divisions of the country.
	www.fao.org /docrep/005/ac451e/ac451e06.htm (4474 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yangon, Myanmar :: News & Views from Myanmar
		Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe met departmental personnel from Mon and Kayin States at Aung San Hall of the South-East Command on 5 February 2005.
		The economy of Mon and Kayin states will develop if their land and water resources are harnessed to the most effective degree.
		As people of all the states and divisions are striving their utmost to develop their own regions, innovative means should be applied to accelerate the progress of the two states.
	www.mofa.gov.mm /news/feb5_sat05_1.html (1021 words)

	Mon State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mon State's seal is a hintha (mythical duck), which is the symbol of the Mon people.
		Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar.
		It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mon_State (843 words)

	Myanmar News 2001
		State, district and township authorities at different levels are to organize the people and departments concerned to actively take part in the implementation of the present short-term five-year plan.
		Chairman Capt. Myo Nyein (Retd) of Taunggyi Township WVO in Shan State (South) and Chairman Lt-Col Thein Kyaing of Sittway Township WVO in Rakhine State.
		On 10 May, Lwehsan Saw Village in Mongyun, a Wa region, in eastern Shan State, and Wawlay Thaybawbo Kyaukkhet region in Kayin State were attacked with missiles, and it is tantamount to infringing the sovereignty of Myanmar.
	www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-2001/myanmar-news-n010608.htm (6687 words)

	MODiNS [ Myanmar Online Information ]
		Location: Bordering Bago Division in the south of Sittaung River Mouth, Kayin State in the east, Thailand and Taninthayi Division in the south and Andaman Sea and Gulf of Mottama in the West, Mon state is situated between latitudes 14°52' north and 17°32' north and east longitudes 96° 51 ` east and 98° 13' east.
		Kayin, Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Shan and Pa-O national races also live in the state.
		State-owned industries in Mon State are Sittaung Paper Mill, Bilin Sugar Mill, Mupun Plate Factory, Thanbyuzayat Rubber Factory, Thaton Tyre Factory, the coalburn power station near Mawlamyine and the shipyard in Mawlamyine.
	www.modins.net /MyanmarInfo/state_division/mon.htm (574 words)

	Myanmar - Field Activities in January 2002
		Presently the ICRC in collaboration with the MRCS is carrying out an assessment in the rural areas of Kawkareik township (Kayin State) and Ye township (Mon State).
		On both State and local level, the authorities seem to understand and accept the presence of the ICRC showing stronger support to its activities.
		Several field trips in Eastern Shan State enabled the ICRC to gain a better understanding of the living conditions of the civilian population in particular and the humanitarian environment in general.
	www.icrc.org /Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList74/B111BEE4F91C46ACC1256B7D00413DF7 (1589 words)

	GardeningDaily - Kayin State
		The Kayin State is a administrative division of Burma and also known as Karen state.
		The ethnic Karen group is organised in a political wing KNU — (Karen National Union) and the army wing: KNLA — (Karen National Liberation Army).
		After Burma gained independence, the country was first ruled by Aung San (the father of the female Nobel prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi) as a democracy.
	www.gardeningdaily.com /flowers-and-plants/Kayin_State (565 words)

	rubyland.net, KAYIN STATE
		Kayin State occupies the eastern part of Taninthayi ranges, which are the continuation of the Shan highlands.
		Hap-an is the state capital, with monumental hills, wonderful caves and lakes.
		Kayin State still has no rail service but it is well provided with natural waterways.
	www.rubyland.net /plkayin.htm (237 words)

	Burma (09/06)
		The convention recessed in July 2004, a second session was held from February 17 to March 31, 2005, a third session was held from December 5, 2005 to January 31, 2006, and another session is scheduled to convene in late 2006.
		The United States downgraded its level of representation in Burma from Ambassador to Chargé d'Affaires after the government's crackdown on the democratic opposition in 1988.
		U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm (4504 words)

	World Business News : Myanmar plans one more special industrial zone in western state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If approved, the SIZ in the Rakhine state will become the fifth of its kind after Thilawa in Yangon's Thanlyin-Kyauktan, Myawaddy and Pha-an in southeastern Kayin state and Mawlayine in southern Mon state.
		Of the prior four SIZ planned earlier, a master plan for the establishment of Thilawa SIZ, which is an exceptional and prospective first full foreign investment zone, has been designed for Myanmar by Chinese experts for feasibility study with the cooperation of the Myanmar side.
		The three other Thai-proposed industrial zones, located in Myawaddy and Hpa-an in southeastern Kayin state and Mawlamyine in southern Mon state, constitute part of an economic cooperation strategy (ECS) program agreed upon at a summit of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand held in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan in November 2003.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=871620 (407 words)

	GB.273/MYANMA3B - Governing Body
		In Shan State, people were forced to work on a number of railway construction projects, including a railway from Shwenyaung to Namhsam since 1993, a section of railway from Namhsam to Mongnai since 1992, and a section of railway from Laikha to Mongkaing in 1996.
		Several witnesses stated that the roads built or renovated were reserved for the exclusive use of the authorities.
		In a communication addressed to the Commission TOTAL stated that it was wrong to claim that the preparatory clearing work could have been undertaken by forced labourers for the purpose of facilitating the access of the project teams.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/standards/relm/gb/docs/gb273/myanma3b.htm (9655 words)

	Myanmar: The Kayin (Karen) state: Militarization and human rights - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kayin State continues to be subject to a high level of militarization as the DKBA and the tatmadaw conduct joint operations against the KNU and to occupy villages.
		Most of the killings in the Kayin State which were reported to Amnesty International took place while civilians were in their villages.
		The use of forced labour in all seven ethnic minority states continues at a high level, and forced portering occurs wherever there are counter-insurgency activities.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA160121999?open&of=ENG-2S3\|The (7093 words)

	Myanmar Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Of the matters included in the Region or State Legislative List, except those prescribed under the Constitution to be submitted exclusively as bills by the Region or State Government, the Region or State Hluttaw members have the right to submit bills on the remaining matters in accord with the prescribed provisions.
		Hence, it is stated in a detailed basic principle that the President have the right to send his comments about the bills passed by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
		Although he is the Head of the Region or State, he should not be entrusted with the powers that are the same level of a president.
	www.myanmardigest.com /eng_md/Oct28.html (8209 words)

	Kayin State- States & Divisions of Myanmar
		Over half the area of the State is covered with evergreen forests that produce valuable teak and pyinkado and other woods.
		The State has 13 State enterprises and is easily accessible from Mon State via the well-Known Donthami river bridge.
		Mount Zwegabin is the landmark of Kayin State.
	www.myanmars.net /myanmar/kayin-state.htm (194 words)

	Bienvenue sur le site officiel d'Amnesty Belgique francophone (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ethnic minority villagers in northern Kayin (Karen) state and in the east of an area known as Bago Division, in eastern Myanmar, are at risk of human rights violations following a recent escalation in counter-insurgency operations against the Karen National Union (KNU) by the Myanmar army.
		The Myanmar authorities stated in April 2006 that the government has taken "security measures" against the KNU and that places where "destructive elements" can hide were being cleared, although further details have not been provided by the authorities at this time.
		In the ongoing military operations in Kayin state, villages have reportedly been attacked and ordered by the Myanmar army, or tatmadaw, to relocate as part of the army’s tactics to break alleged links between armed opposition groups and the local civilian population.
	www.aibf.be.cob-web.org:8888 /doc/article7763.html (628 words)

	Myanmar: Leaving Home
		The SPDC stated that they were deferring their chairmanship in order to deal with urgent domestic issues, including the implementation of the seven point "roadmap to democracy", beginning with the completion of the National Convention, convened in order to draw up a constitution.
		An 18-year-old Karen Muslim woman who worked with her husband as a day labourer in the Kayin State was forced to upgrade a motor road in April 2004 for seven days in a row; she reported that she had to do forced labour at least three times per month, sometimes working in a military plantation.
		A 37-year-old Karen farmer from Hpa’an township, Kayin State told Amnesty International that she left her home village with her family to seek work in Thailand because of difficulties in paying fees which both the SPDC and the DKBA demanded.
	www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=ENGASA160232005 (9874 words)

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