The
Narinjara News
(29 may
2009)
NEWS IN
ENGLISH
Forced
recruitment of tribal youths into Burmese Army
USDA
official confiscates public land for self
NEWS IN
BURMESE
http://www.narinjara.com/burmese.asp
Forced
recruitment of tribal youths into Burmese Army
Solo
protector Ko Zaw Nyunt arrested in front of Insein prison
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Narinjara
News
Forced
recruitment of tribal youths into Burmese Army
Officers
have forcibly recruited Khami tribal youths, especially from Pelatwa and
“Army
officers from LIB 55 and 289 have recruited our youths in the border area with
the help of some Khami leaders who are supporters of the Burmese Army. Some
Khami youths have joined the army while some have fled from the areas to avoid
recruitment,” Aung said.
Khami is an
ethnic nationality of
“Most of
our youths are unable to speak Burmese language fluently but yet the army
officials recruited them. The Burmese Army needs more youths to serve in the
armed forces, so they have recruited young men no matter who they are,” Aung
said.
Army
officials have to provide some assistance like rice and money to the family
after recruiting youths from the families.
Aung Said,
“Two bags of rice and 10,000 Kyats have been given by army officials to the
families whose youth joined the Burmese Army.”
The Burmese
Army has recently registered a decrease in the number of youths joining in two
western provinces after many youths in Arakan and Chin went looking for jobs in
“Most of
our youths were engaged in mountain cultivation with the family before but they
are now leaving for neighbouring countries like
The Burmese
junta has disallowed mountain cultivation in the western parts of
The
recruitment of Khami youths started this year and local army officials are
carrying out the plan in accordance with the instructions of senior Burmese
Army officials from the western command based in Ann.
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Narinjara
News
Kyauk Pru,
29 may 2009
USDA
official confiscates public land for self
The Secretary
of Kyauk Pru Township Union Solidarity Development Associations, (USDA)
organizing department has allegedly confiscated many acres of forest land with
the help of local army officials for his own interest, said a teacher in the
area.
“U
Myo Ko Han, Secretary of the USDA township organizing department, confiscated
many acres of forest lands located at the foot of Kyauk Si Daung mountain in
Kyauk Pru township. The forest is used by the people in the area.”
U Myo Ko
Han is not only a highly placed official of the township USDA but also a senior
clerk of the government survey department in
“He can
take possession of the lands and make it his own easily as he in power. At the
same time he is a senior clerk of the survey department. So he knows how to
occupy public land for his own use. Many public lands in the area are his own
and people do not have a chance to work there,” the teacher said.
Even though the local Burma Army authorities know about U Myo Ko Han
confiscating the public land no action has been taken against him because
he has managed army officers by bribing them with money and gifts, so that
they do not disturb him for land confiscation.
Many
villagers from villages including Thi Chy, Htin Thway, Kyauk Si, Pri Daw, Ma
Ahu Pri and Dwe Cha are facing problems after he confiscated forest lands.
“The
villagers living near the mountain are now in trouble because U Myo Ko Han has
prohibited them from procuring bamboos and timber from the forest. Earlier,
local people procured timber and bamboo from the forest to build their homes.
There is no rule or law which allows government officials in rural areas of
Arakan to do what they like as Myo Ko Han has done,” he said.
It is an
abuse of the law by Myo Ko Han but there is no one to complain about the
confiscation of public lands for private use as Myo Ko Han has done.
“Every body
will be in trouble if he or she complains to higher authorities. So the local
people are silent despite knowing it is an injustice. It is tantamount to
oppression by a powerful official on innocent people,” the teacher added.
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