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In Pictures: Koung Jor Shan refugee camp

Shan New Year celebrated for first time in Koung Jor Shan refugee camp.

Teenagers wear traditional clothes during Shan New Year in Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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By Brennan O'Connor
Published On 10 Dec 201310 Dec 2013

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The Koung Jor Shan refugee camp celebrated its first ever Shan New Year since the camp was established in 2002. About 500 refugees who fled from fighting between the Shan State Army-South and government troops have called the unofficial refugee camp north of the Thai city of Chiang Mai home for over a decade. Now they face an uncertain future as the possibility of repatriation back to Myanmar looms ahead despite ongoing clashes between Shan armed groups and the Myanmar army.

Young dancers perform at Shan New Year in Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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Spectators watch the Shan New Year from the playground at Koung Jor Shan refugee camp.
The main street of Koung Jor Shan refugee camp.
Intoxicated Thai soldiers talk to Shan novice monks at Mak Kayoung Buddhist monastery near Koung Jor Shan refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border. The camp is situated on land owned by the monastery.
A camp resident tenderly cradles his rooster during a cock fight.
A Shan woman holds her grandson.
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Young dancers perform.
Rock band White Tiger Blood plays during the Shan New Year festivities.


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