A Soldier?s Escape: Maung Lwin Soe?s story. "Maung Lwin Soe gave this interview to the Burma Issues staff about his experience in the Burmese army (aka Tatmadaw)." - By Burma Issues - Military Pay and Benefits; Treatment of the Soldiers; MONTHLY SALARY FOR THE ARMY SOLDIERS; On the Front Line; Escape; Political Views; The Future. "His senior officer told him, ?You cannot resign from the army alive, but you can leave as a dead man?."...Fears of famine in Mone Township: By Saw Friday...Time for You to Leave: Closing the Burmese Refugee Camps in Thailand - By: M. Martin...News Brief