Maungdaw, 15th July 03: "The future of the construction of bridges in western Burma has become uncertain due to the stoppage of Japanese aid to Burma, sources in the local administration said. In Maungdaw Township, bordering with the southeastern part of Bangladesh, a number of bridges have been under construction utilizing Japanese aid offered by the BAJ (Bridge Asia Japan), a Japanese NGO. The bridges would link the detached sections of the proposed Sittwe Maungdaw road, which may later be used as link between Bangladesh and Rangoon..."