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SPDC trains over 200 Chin people
The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has opened an army training centre for the people in Myanmar, southern Chin state Matupi, and are now training over 200 villagers of the ages between 35 to 45 from 10 villages.
Khonumthung: 12 September, 2006
The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has opened an army training centre for the people in Myanmar, southern Chin state Matupi, and are now training over 200 villagers of the ages between 35 to 45 from 10 villages.
The training started on August 20 at the play ground in Pha Neng village in Matupi town. A local said that the authorities have ordered to train one person from each family.
Lieutenant Colonel Ye Lyun, commander of Light Infantry Battalion 140 is leading the training. For the trainees each family has to provide two kilograms of rice and Kyat 1,000 once a week.
Besides, the other family members will have to clean the trainees’ farms thrice a week. If they fail to clean, the authorities will punish them, said a local.
According to reports, the villagers from Pha Neng, Nga Leng, Cawng Thia, Ti Baw, Hnaw Te, Va Lang Pi, Tin Lawng, Lei Ring, Khua Ngang, Vui Tu and Tang Ku tracts are to be included in the training which will end in September 17.
The order states that if 25 persons cannot attend in one group they will give extreme punishment.
The SPDC used to have army training centres in Chin state and they forced the public to attend the training every year in order to protect the nation.