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Authorities force Buddhist teachings in Burmese instead of Mon

Mon 07 May 2007
HURFOM
 A reading session of Buddhist teachings (Damma Jark) in Mon language was forcibly changed into Burmese by military authorities in Khaw-Zar town, Southern Mon state recently.

“Almost everything was changed including the title. We were ordered to change it into Burmese. We have been reading Buddhist teachings (Damma Jark) for a couple of years, but this is the first time we were forced to change the signboard title,” a monk explained.

The Township Peace and Development Council chairman U Kyaw Moe ordered taking Buddhist precept in Burmese. He also ordered the local abbot to wait for a day before the closing the ceremony even after the monks had finished the reading.

Khaw-Zar town is a Mon village and the military government upgraded it and set up its administration in recent years to take control of the area.

Before the strongest Mon armed group, the New Mon State Party (NMSP) reached a ceasefire agreement, Khaw-Zar town area was controlled by the party.

After the cease-fire the Burmese military regime took over the area. Then it started to forcibly close down Mon National Schools that were run by the NMSP. The junta’s administration set up Burmese schools in the area.

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