Villagers were forced to extricate war weapons from under whirlpool: "On September 25, 2002 a civilian boat conscripted by Burma military for military transportation was sank in the southern most region of Burma the Tenasserim division, and the near by villagers were forced to extricate the war weapons from the sunken boat..."; Why people choose to leave their native 1; Why people choose to leave their native 2; Extortion: "On 1.9.2002 at 2:00 PM SPDC's LIB 431, 1st colum led by battalion Comdr: Maung Pate entered to Mae Wah (The byu) village in the east of Taninthayi township Mergui district, with 44 men troop. Maung Pate forced the village chief to buy food for his and his troop from the shops in the village..."; Torture: "On the afternoon of 1.10.2002 a group of KNU soldiers ambushed the patrolling company from LIB 404 in Banchaung area 40 mile in the east of Tavoy in Tenasserim division, the southern region of Burma..."; Military salary increase.