Dated: Saturday November15, 2003
According to local news, over 53 houses and a Muslim
graveyard in Taungbru left
In return, local residents have been granted land for
housing near a
“Whenever the SPDC wishes to establish a new army battalion
or other projects in Arakan State, they always target
Muslim villages, mosques and graveyards to destroy though there are available
places for the establishment of army battalions,” said a villager.
A village headman said, “ The
ruling military junta is underway to upgrade border village Taungbru
into a sub-township under the jurisdiction of
“Some of these households have to depend on their
domestic gardens in this area. These people suffer most. But they don’t have
any choice because of authorities said it is an order from government to
relocate. Authorities also asked them if you are not moving home, they may use
force to relocate,” a local villager said.
Taungbru village becomes an
important location for Burma-Bangla trade since the
opening of official border trade between two countries, a trader said.
A bridge is going to be constructed across the two
countries through the
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