KALADAN NEWS
Dated:
Forced Collection of Money for Conducting Civil
Defense Training in
Akyab, November 04: The
ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) officials have been engaged
in forcefully collecting money from Rohingya
villagers for conducting short-term military training from across the Akyab (Sittwe) Township in
On 15th October, 2003, the Township Peace and
Development Council Chairman of Akyab has ordered to
the Rohingya villagers of Akyab
Township, the capital of Arakan State, to give money
for the support of the defense training to about 2,500 Rakhine
youths. But, Rohingya youths are exempted from the so
called defense training. The money would be given to the concerned SPDC
authorities by the end of this month. The training was conducted in Akyab from
The present ruling military junta has planned to fight the
foreign invasion by using people “militia force” under the command of Burmese
army. In the training, the trainer explained that there could be American and
its ally’s forces in one of the neighbor countries, but they didn’t mention
which is the country, a trainee said to our source.
“The SPDC aims to control all people in the country under
the guise of so called basic military training, to form them in various groups
of militia force and then would be slowly introduced or amalgamated with Union
Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), led by Senior General Shan Shwe. Now, SPDC authorities are campaigning across the
country for supporting the 7 points road map declared by new Prime Minister. In
future, the USDA will be a political party for the ruling military junta,” said
a politician from Akyab.
A SPDC authority said, “People must defense the country
while they are concerning in their livelihood and the people militia force is
necessary for the country when there is a peril poses to the country”, says
another trainee to our source.
Besides, government servants and ordinary civilians are
also forced to attend the basic military training. “The local civilians believe
that there is no external enemy and the Burmese army just tries to extend their
troop number and uproot the activities of rebel force,” said another politician
in Akyab.
The local authorities are collecting money from the
villagers for expenses for the short- term military training such as: Kyat
10,000 from Patali Sik
north, Kyat 30,000 from Daybine(old and new), Kyat
10,000 from Walis Para, Kyat 30,000 from Moulvi Para, Kyat 10,000 from Plaut
Taung, Kyat 120,000 from Nazir
Para, Kyat 5,000 from Chiban Kyi,
Kyat 4,000 from Rohingya Para, Kyat 30,000 from Khosi Para, Kyat 30,000 from Haddi
Khola, Kyat 10,000 from Jolta
Khana, Kyat 30,000 from Amla
Para, Kyat 2,000 from Mizi Ban( Keko
Para), Kyat 30,000 from Bahar Sora,
Kyat 30,000 from Santoli, Kyat 10,000 from Sanga Nat, Kyat 5,000 from Khoshi
Para and Koo Thun Loon
Para, Kyat 4,000 from Rwa Ma ( Thaki
Para),Kyat 10,000 from Porana Para, Kyat 10,000 from Tawzanja Para, Kyat 2,000 from Sombonia
Para, Kyat 15,000 from Misiri Para, Kyat 30,000 Gowa Lar Dil,
Kyat 15,000 from Bodowar Dil,
Kyat 5,000 from Mosona Para, Kyat 4,000 from Khawar Dil, Kyat 5,000 from Gin Tilla Guna, Kyat 70,000 from Thaki Para, Kyat 5,000 from Sha Pauk( Tun Bin), Kyat 5,000 from Nga
Paung, Kyat 10,000 from Gi Gru Para, Kyat
10,000 from Halsin Para, Kyat 35,000 from Pili Chaung, Kyat 30,000 from Bari Ga Para, Kyat 15,000 from Chisha Para, Kyat 10,000 from Shwe
Mangan, Kyat 5,000 from Pauk
Taw Li, Kyat 5,000 from Loga Nanta
and Kyat 10,000 from Konkar Para. In total Kyat
706,000, said a village Chairman.
“We have to pay money for the so called short-term military
training without any Rohingya participation in the
training and Rakhine villagers are exempted from
paying money,” said a Rohingya villager.
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