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Ongoing forced labor usage on SPDC?s development projects in Southern Mon State

HURFOM,Khaw-Zar Sub Township, Southern Ye Township

Since the end of January, 2007, the local residents from Khaw-Zar Sub Township, Mon State have been forced to work as unpaid laborers on bridge constructions along the Ye-Tavoy motor road by SPDC?s Infantry Battalion No. 31 based near Khaw-Zar Sub Town. With the cooperation of the local Township?s administration groups, the commander of the local Infantry Battalion coordinated two groups of unpaid laborers and demanded each group be made up of 15 people that must include some local carpenters from the villages under the Khaw-Zar Sub Township. Read more

Ye township authority extorted Money from local Mon villager

HURFOM

On January 28th, 2007 U Kyaw Thu Hlaing, an officer from the Public Levy Collection department of Ye Township?s Municipal Authorities extorted house levies from Ayu-Taung village residents, Northern Ye Township, Mon State.

It was reported that on the morning of January 28, 2007, that Ye Township?s municipal officer U Kyaw Thu Hlaing and his troops took photograph of the villager?s houses and afterwards demanded money as home levies from the local residents of 70 households. Read more

New crack down on unregistered motorbikes by new capital’s army

HURFOM

On March 8th, 2007, by the instruction of the new capital’s authorities, the Burmese Army continued its crackdown on unregistered motorbikes in the townships of Mudon and Thanbyuzayat in Mon state, seizing at lease 50 motorbikes , according to a Mon Human Rights Worker.

It was reported that the seizures of so-called unregistered motorcycles have started from An-Khae village, about 16 miles from Thanbyuzayat town . The seizures occurred during An-Khae village Pagoda’s festival on the night of March 8th. Read more

Army Punished Civilian for Bullets Costs

HURFOM

Eight civilians were forced to pay 280,000 kyat for the replacement of bullets after Burmese soldiers from IB No. 31 shot skyward to scare children from Kabya Wa village, Ye Township, Mon State.

Earlier that day Burmese migrants reported seeing Mon rebels swimming in the river close to the gardens, they informed the Burmese soldier Major Kyaw Zay Ya. Read more

Local residents were forced to provide timber to army brick factory

HURFOM

Since the first week of January 2007, Local inhabitants from Khaw-za Sub Township, Mon state, southern Burma are being forced by the Burmese Army to provide timber/woods for a local military?s brick factory.

The commander, Major Kyaw Zay Ya who was locally known as Bo Ba Lay of Infantry Battalion No. 31 directed township people to arrange for timber for the brick factory at the end of last year.

Now local people are collecting wood for the factory which makes bricks as part of the many business ventures that the army runs. Read more

Women were forced to patrol the village in Southern Ye Township

HURFOM,Yin-Ye, Toe-That-Ywa-Thit village, Southern Ye Township, Mon State

Recently, Major Kyaw Zay Ya, the commander of the Burmese Infantry battalion No. 31 which based near Khaw Zar Sub Town ordered all villager including women to patrol the villages in Yin-Yae, Singu and Toe-Tat-Ywa-Thit villages, Khaw Zar Sub Township, Southen Ye township, Mon State.

According to Nai Aung Tun, 33 years old paddy farmer from Singu village, ?The order reached this village since two week ago. Our village administration group said this emergency village sentry ordered was instructed by Bo Ba Lay (known as IB No. 31 commander Major Kyaw Zay Ya). Each family need to take care village at lease one night per week s. If there are no men in the household, women have to complete the duty. Read more

Villagers beaten by Burmese Army in Ye Township

Toe-Thet-Ywa-Thit village, Ye Township, Mon State

Case No. 1: Between August 21 and August 24, 2007, Mg San Oo (not his real name), a 28 year old from Toe-Thet-Ywar-Thit village, was arrested by Burmese soldiers led by Sergeant Thet Zaw Oo from the Light Infantry Battalion No. 586, under Military Operations and Management Command (MOMC) No. 19. Mg San Oo was arrested at the edge of Koe-Mine Village, where he was attending the funeral of a relative.

“He was beaten on his back and legs with a bamboo pole. His face is covered with black welts from the torture he received. They accused him of being a reporter for a Mon rebel group. They interrogated him and when they were dissatisfied with his answers, they beat him. We can hear him crying in pain, even from far away,” said a witness from Toe-Thet-Ywa-Thit who didn’t give her name. Read more