August 19, 2004" "An unpaid forced laborer working in a road repair was seriously beaten by the Burmese soldiers, as he took a rest for a while during the Burmese Army is planning to convert a village to be a Sub-Town in Southern Mon State, according to a local resident. Everyday 10 civilians from a quarter from Khaw-zar Sub-Town and 10 civilians from each village around the area forced to work in a road repairs. The road connects from one village to another in the area and have re-built the road since the end of 2003 with forced labor contributed by civilians. The military regime is also planning to promote the administration of Khaw-zar village to be a Sub-Town, which is about 10 miles from Ye Town in Mon State. ?At least three or four people were beaten everyday from a village,” said Mr. Nai Kon Mon who witnessed the mis-treatment and was also forced in the road repairs recently..."