June 7, 2004: "Seven people returned home yesterday after six days of serving as porters for Burmese Army?s troops in their military operations in the area along Three-Pagoda-Pass ? Thanbyuzayat motor road, where most ethnic rebel cease fighting against the regime. ?Infantry Battalion No.289 used nine porters from our village to carry their military supply from Chaung-zon to Yetagon village for 6 days,” said Mr. Nai Myaing a villager who know those porters..."