A Mon trader who came from the northern part of Ye
Township said to IMNA, “they even go and cut trees in the villagers’ gardens.
The villagers are not dared to bar the soldiers. Burmese soldiers
also did not bar them”.
DKBA
entered into forestry area in the northeastern part of Ye Township and cut
thousands tons of trees in their logging business, said by a local New Mon
State Party official.
DKBA
receives logging concessions from the regime’s forestry department and cut big
trees that close to the New Mon State Party controlled area and sometimes
entered into the Party area, accused by a NMSP official.
Not
only in northeastern part of Ye Township, DKBA’s
Headquarters near Pa-an town, Karen State, also cut thousands tons of logs in
Pa-an Township area and Battalion No. 999 also cut thousands tons of logs in Pegu (Pago) mountain range in Pegu Division under the logging concessions with the
regime. They normally bring these logs and lumbers to
DKBA
is a surrendered group to the regime, which is different from the ceasefire
groups, and receives more business opportunity because they are not involving
in any political activities. Most the ceasefire groups like New Mon
State Party and other groups did not surrender to the regime, but constantly
call for the political dialogue.
The
local battalion of Burmese Army also cut trees in forests with any concession
if they have opportunity. The soldiers from Burmese Army also cut teaks
on Zami riverbank in
To
promote their logging concession, DKBA also sold their lumbers to Buddhist
monks at low price, who needed to build or extend monasteries in
Small
numbers of civilians also cut trees in