Villagers forced to build 90 houses for government employees in new town

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"People from Khawzar village, a government new town created by the Burmese military government, and nearby villages have been forced to build 90 houses in the town for government employees..." The Burmese government created two new towns in Ye township, Mon state, at the beginning of 2004 to control the area where the Mon splinter group Hongsarwatoi Restoration Party was moving.

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Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)

Date of Publication: 

2004-12-08

Date of entry: 

2004-12-24

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English

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