Description:
''On 16 March 2019, at around 10
am, MV-Yadana Win 7, a civilian
boat, was attacked and set on fire
by AA. It was carrying construction
materials of vital importance
to the development work undergoing
in Rakhine State, ie. the
construction of Paletwa Bridge
project across Kaladan River.
The vessel left Yangon on
10 March and was making its
way to Paletwa, via Sittwe and
Kyauktaw when it was attacked.
The boat was shot at with small
arms, and after the crew were
taken onshore, the vessel was
set on fire.
The vessel was captained by
U Aung Kyaw Thu and a crew of
ten, all civilians.
The vessel was carrying
256.085 tons of steel frames, 24.96
tons of frame base, 0.35 tons of
paint, 4.835 tons of high tension
bolts, bridge construction materials
worth about 1.072 billion kyats.
The vessel was unarmed and
was not carrying any security
personnel. The AA deliberately
chose to target a civilian boat
carrying construction materials
meant for the development
of Rakhine. There has been a
widespread condemnation by the
public of the terrorist act by AA
in burning and destroying a civilian
vessel transporting materials
meant for the development of
Rakhine State...''
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-03-18
Date of entry:
2019-03-19
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Geographic coverage:
- Rakhine State
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
321.03 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
