There have also been clashes with another group, the Shan State Army (South).

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The flight was carrying 71 people, including 48 foreign passengers, from the city of Mandalay to Heho airport in Shan State, the gateway to a popular tourist destination, Inle Lake, Air Bagan said in a statement Tuesday evening that revised earlier figures.

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The meeting was inaugurated in presence of Mr Shan, director of the Chinese State Administration of Heritage in the Three Gorges museum.

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Heho is the gateway to the popular tourist destination of Inle Lake in Shan state.

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She suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized, according to Maung Maung, the advocate-general of Myanmar's Shan State, where Lashio is located.

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Though ruled by Burmese monarchs, the state was a patchwork of nationalities: ethnic Burmese, Mon, Shan, Chin, Kayin and many others.

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