Army starts taking areca nut tax from villagers

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December 28, 2004: "For the first time a Burmese military battalion based in Yebyu Township has collected a areca nut tax from the people, 1,000 areca nuts from each areca palm plantation owner. "The military Infantry battalion No.282 ordered the village headmen in Yebyu Township by letter to collect the tax," a village headman said..."

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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)

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2004-12-28

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2005-01-10

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