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Sittwe. 28
May 2009
Three of a
family commits suicide
Three
members of a family in Sittwe, the capital of
“It is very
sad and tragic. All the family members died on the spot after having poison,”
he said.
The victims
were identified as U Aung Hla Sein (33), his son Soe Win (11) and his daughter
Aye San dar Khin (10). All of them are from Bauk Thi Su quarter in Sittwe.
“We found
them on the floor in their house at
The suicide
could be related to their deteriorating family business. The children’s mother
left the family a few years ago in search of a job in
“The
children’s mother went to
The bodies
of the family members were sent to Sittwe general hospital today
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Unidentified
group from
An
unidentified armed group from
“About 15
armed men fired many gunshots in the air making villagers flee when they
entered our village,” he said.
The
incident occurred in a remote village located in
“Our
village is small and located at the upper end of a river in
All the
armed men were wearing green coloured uniforms like those of the Burmese Army
but the villagers could not identify whether they were Burmese Army troops or
Arakanese guerrillas.
The
incident was reported by villagers to the border forces in Nakhongsari.
However, there is no information whether Bangladeshi border security forces
pushed them back to
A monk from
the area said, the armed group collected ransom from bamboo and wood cutters,
working in the area, before they left.
Most
villagers in the area are apprehensive of their security after the incident,
said the monk.
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Kyaukpru,
28 May 2009
Junta
officials extort money from villagers
Burmese
military junta officials in Kyaukpru, the second largest city in Arakan state,
have extorted money from local villagers after they built homes on a plot
located in the outskirts of their village, said a villager.
“The
officials came to our village along with our village tract chairman to extort
money as we built homes on a plot in the outskirts of the village. They told us
that the construction of homes in village outskirts is illegal and the houses
must be demolished. Or else, we have to pay 50,000 kyat per house,” the
villager quoted them as saying.
The six
villagers, who constructed houses, in Khala Dwin village under Ray Myat village
tract are in trouble after the officials demanded bribes. The villagers are U
San Pho, U Tun Tin, U Maung San, U kyaw sein chay, U Kyaw Hla Chay and U Maung
Aye Pru.
“It is
impossible to stay in a house with all family members. Some elder sons or
daughters from the family are set up and live in separate houses. It is not a
crime and flouting of the law but we are under pressure by officials for
bribes,” he said.
According
to a local villager, the official team was led by township secretary from Kyauk
Pru. The other members are U Tun Sein, Assistant Manager from the Township
Agriculture Department, U San Khin, senior police clerk, U Shwe Myint, chairman
of Ray Myat village trace, U Hla Myint, secretary of the village and U Ba Hla,
the government appointed village clerk.
However,
the matter of asking for bribes from those who constructed new houses is now
pending because higher authorities from Kyau Pru district ordered the officials
not to do so, after an educated villager complained to senior officials.
“Even
though demanding bribes have stopped at present after senior official’s
intervened, we have to pay some money to them because the misguided officials
can disturb us anytime regarding our new buildings,” the village said,
Meanwhile,
the officials collected bribe from other villagers from Kyu Lwin village, Taung
Ngu village and Baw Rabar village in
According
to villager, Ko Nyi Chay from Kyu Lwin village had to pay 4000 kyat to the
officials while Ko Thein Aung had to pay 2000 kyat for a new house.
U Aung Than
from Taung Ngu village gave 15,000 kyat to them for his new house. The official
team also collected bribe from many villagers of Baw Rabar village in
In Arakan
state, the government officials are not only taking bribe from local villagers
but also army personnel. This they do so whenever they need money. #
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