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Sunday, August 10, 2008

“Agree Daw Ma villagers, minority ethnicity, l000 acres lands were confiscated by SPDC”

“Agree Daw Ma villagers, minority ethnicity, l000 acres lands were confiscated by SPDC”

Mrauk Oo: August 6, 2008: - Agree Daw Ma village, is existing in Mrauk Oo township, Arakan region, western side of Burma, it villagers are minority of Khami ethnic origin.

Sources said, as foresaid villagers have own around 1000 acres of tidy reach fir forest (local name Danit) and mangrove forests since long – long years ago. In often, Argee Daw Ma villagers and local Arakanese people said like that in often that fir water is better than beer because of it is made from nature. Mentioned peoples are surviving selling fir water, leaves and nearest man-grow forest is like also a their Aladdin lamp. Because of not only these villagers, majority percent of Burmese citizens still using to build their houses, tents, for such as cover of roof, wall, etc. And various kind of other way also useful/ using in this 21st century, as everybody known, well. In this way, as foresaid villagers and peoples are living peacefully from centuries.

But, on August 3, 2008, without given any information, a delegate of land measurement , a delegate of forest HQ and a band of police personals were arrive and some villagers were summoned then declared that as foresaid around 1000 acres of tidy reach fir forest and man-grow forest are own by government, SPDC. Then declared as a prohibited area and kept a police guard standby at boat station of Agree Daw Ma village, not for in and out to that mentioned forest area.
Said sources, Tantara chaung ( chaung=stream) is flowing around the Agree Daw Ma village. One point of Tantara chaung against side by side existing villagers are Agree Daw Ma and Pa Day village- it villagers are Rakhaing. Those mentioned villagers and living around the Tantara chaung peoples are using boats to across side by side and up and down along the Tantara chaung, also since centuries back, for the matter of their trade, social, religious, etc.

Now, as foresaid stand by police guard personals are collecting toll till 2000 Kyat from per each cross passing boat and 500 Kyat for up or down of each passing boat, sources said.

So, in the result of Agree Daw Ma villagers’ fir forest land around acres 1000 are being confiscated by as foresaid authority of SPDC, and standby police guard personals’ toll collecting problems are creating so difficulties and hardship for survival of Agree Daw Ma minority ethnic villagers, sources said.




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