The grievance of Arakanese farmers during paddy harvest season
As the time is paddy harvesting season in Arakan (Rakhine ) region, the Burmese army battalions based in Arakan state have forcibly been buying paddy from Arakanese farmers. The peasants have to compulsorily selling paddy-- under the limiting on one Tim (20 Kilograms) per acre--lower rate than currently marketing price. Tim means weights and measures of Myanmer system, one basket of Tim equivalent to 20 kilograms.
It must be compensated 1600 Kyats Myanmar currency per acre if any farmer who is unwilling to sell his paddy to the Burmese army that, the sources said.
The Light Infantry Battalion - LIB No: 537th—taking a place as for Marketing point, the then government’s paddy dealing point in Rathidaung downtown---has bought paddy from local farmers through Ra-wa-ta chairmen after strong order released. The Ra-wa-ta chairmen have to send paddy they bought forcibly from farmers to reach the Marketing point of LIB 537th, Rathidaung. Amongst the chairmen, Aung Tun Sein of Pouk-sa villages circle and Ah Saw Chay of Mahamying villages circle are the worst in public relationship while they bought paddy from local farmers.
Although, the current marketing price of the paddy is 2200 Kyats per Tim the military pay only 1200 Kyats to farmers in the manner of exploitation. It is one hand. On the other hand, there is less of paddy production than previous year because weather was not in regular for 2005 rainy season. Apart from this, the fertilizer price was so higher than pervious year of 2004. There was 9000 Kyats per fertilizer bag in 2004 and 25000 Kyats per fertilizer bag for 2005, the rate of fertilizer price was high nearly three times than 2004. In this way, all Arakanese farmers are suffering under the depriving created by Burmese military junta.
More about detail of Aung Tun Seing and Ah Saw Chay, both are Ra-wa-ta chairmen is that, after having eaten bribery money 12 lakhs Kyats from 12 muslim families, Aung Tun Sein allowed these muslim to settle in Rakhine Buddhist village in his village circle as well as Ah Saw Chay allowed 8 muslim families
settling in his village Mahamying after eaten 8 lakhs Kyats as bribery money from those muslim that it is reported by Naing Naing (Sittwe).
Dated: February 21, 2006
By Arakan National Council – ANC Human Rights Documentation Committee (present Dhaka)
Released from:
The Good Morning Arakan – GMA (News)
It must be compensated 1600 Kyats Myanmar currency per acre if any farmer who is unwilling to sell his paddy to the Burmese army that, the sources said.
The Light Infantry Battalion - LIB No: 537th—taking a place as for Marketing point, the then government’s paddy dealing point in Rathidaung downtown---has bought paddy from local farmers through Ra-wa-ta chairmen after strong order released. The Ra-wa-ta chairmen have to send paddy they bought forcibly from farmers to reach the Marketing point of LIB 537th, Rathidaung. Amongst the chairmen, Aung Tun Sein of Pouk-sa villages circle and Ah Saw Chay of Mahamying villages circle are the worst in public relationship while they bought paddy from local farmers.
Although, the current marketing price of the paddy is 2200 Kyats per Tim the military pay only 1200 Kyats to farmers in the manner of exploitation. It is one hand. On the other hand, there is less of paddy production than previous year because weather was not in regular for 2005 rainy season. Apart from this, the fertilizer price was so higher than pervious year of 2004. There was 9000 Kyats per fertilizer bag in 2004 and 25000 Kyats per fertilizer bag for 2005, the rate of fertilizer price was high nearly three times than 2004. In this way, all Arakanese farmers are suffering under the depriving created by Burmese military junta.
More about detail of Aung Tun Seing and Ah Saw Chay, both are Ra-wa-ta chairmen is that, after having eaten bribery money 12 lakhs Kyats from 12 muslim families, Aung Tun Sein allowed these muslim to settle in Rakhine Buddhist village in his village circle as well as Ah Saw Chay allowed 8 muslim families
settling in his village Mahamying after eaten 8 lakhs Kyats as bribery money from those muslim that it is reported by Naing Naing (Sittwe).
Dated: February 21, 2006
By Arakan National Council – ANC Human Rights Documentation Committee (present Dhaka)
Released from:
The Good Morning Arakan – GMA (News)
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