Narinjara News
Forced collection of
money for conducting civil defence training in Chin State
Kyauktaw, 3rd September 03: The ruling State Peace and
Development Council junta officials have been engaged in forcefully collecting
money and rice for conducting civil defence training from across Paletwa Township in Chin State the western part of Burma,
sources in the town said.
Beginning last month when the junta began compulsory defence training for the
civilians what they demanded as ‘to prevent a war from outside’, the township
people have been ordered to give kyat 500 and 25 kgs
of rice for the support of the defence training.
The number of conscriptions for the civil defence training is as follows:
Bawloongwin Quarter 70
persons + 140 on reserve = 210; Samirwa Quarter
60 + 120 reserve = 180; Labawa Police Station
70 + 140 reserve = 210; Daletmay Village
50 + 100 reserve = 150, and
The food for the entire training has been directed to be realized from the
township people. Besides the civil dfence
training has created a lot of difficulties for the people as it is being done
during the monsoons when the staple food, rice is cultivated.
The hill peoples including mostly Khami, Mrung, Mro, Daingnet,
Chins and also Rakhine have been conscripted for attending the training opened
in the township. #