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HOUSES BUILT FOR
SURRENDERED INSURGENTS WITH FORCED
LABOUR
By our Correspondent
Maungdaw, Arakan, May 27: The
surrendered Rakhaing
insurgents numbering about 245,
including their family
members, are being settled by the
SPDC authorities in
houses built with forced labour in
“Prasa” village, a
settler village 3 miles east of Maungdaw, Arakan,
Since May 13 the authorities have been busy
constructing over 48 houses for the
surrendered people
at “
villagers. In addition, about 100
acres of Rohingya
owned land would be seized within a
short time for
these settlers, a source in the Na
Sa Ka
administration said.
The authorities are collecting donations from various
departments, organizations and
individuals in aid of
the surrendered insurgent
settlers. So far, a total
of Kyats
3,900,000 has been collected till writing of
this news as follows:-- the Western
Command. Maj. Gen.
Maung Oo-10,00,000 Kyats, the Home Minister 400,000
Kyats, the Trade Association of Akyab 6,00,000 Kyats,
the Trade Association of Kyauktaw 400,000 Kyats, the
Private Company of Akyab 500,000 Kyats, the Military
Intelligence No- (10) 100,000 Kyats,
books and
stationeries worth 200,000 Kyats from the Education
Ministry, medicine worth 200,000 Kyats
from the Health
Ministry, clothes worth 500,000 Kyats
from the
Immigration and Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation
and, in addition, 5,000 bags of
rice from the
government, the Na Sa Ka source
further added.
The settlers were members of the breakaway faction of
Arakan Army surrendered to the government on April 29,
2002 with more than 50 assorted arms and a good
quantity of ammunition.
Editor
Kaladan Press