September 21, 2004 (Southern Mon State, Burma): "Villagers are forced to give wooden poles for a Burmese Army?s new battalion, which deploys in Khaw-zar village, in southern Ye Township, Mon State, accordingly to the villagers. ?Each house has to give 10 leaves for roofing the barracks and every two houses have to give a wooden pole. Our Yin-dein villagers are also forced to give to Infantry Battalion No.31,” said Mr. Nai Kung Sike. IB No. 31 is currently taking patrol in the area and taking responsibility for a new battalion deployment in Khaw-zar, a biggest village in the area..."