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SHAN STATE – On November 17, the Aung Pan Urban Guerrilla Force-UTF urged the public not to visit the Taunggyi Dazaungdine Festival that will be held in Taunggyi City, Southern Shan State and boycott it.
They said that they condemn those who are having fun in festivals while there are people who had to flee their homes to avoid the war in Karenni State and areas not far from Taunggyi in Southern Shan State.
“The main thing is to not go to the events that are held under pressure from the junta council and to boycott as much as possible. We should not be enjoying ourselves when people are suffering in neighboring towns not far from our city. We want to warn them as a youth force of Shan State to be careful because it cannot be said that they (junta council) won’t use the crowd as human shields,” said the UTF official.
He added that even if the junta council is holding events as if the country is peaceful, the public should not follow the pleasure and consider the situation of the times.
In addition, he urged people to be careful because there is no guarantee of security during the festival.
UTF also appealed the local residents to help the people fleeing the war in the nearby townships due to the ongoing fighting in Loikaw and Mobye as much as possible.