Sittwe, 24th July 03: "The Burmese State Peace and Development Council junta has recently formed an Electricity Committee in Sittwe, the capital of the western Burmese Rakhine State. Headed by General Maung Oo, the western commander, and consisting of the Sittwe District Peace and Development Council chairman and other township officials, the committee has been entrusted with the responsibility of what it said as ‘lightening up the township.?..."