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    Tagged: extortion

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    Burmese reporter punches rival over alleged extortion

    “Ko Thet Khine took pictures of the tractor carrying the wood and then asked the driver for money, That’s why I punched him.”

    Chin Lead Story News Religion

    Burmese soldiers extort Chin Baptists: CHRO

    Chin NGO says troops from Light Infantry Battalion 289 extorted 180,000 kyat (US$180) from a group of ten Baptist evangelists in Paletwa Township.

    Land Lead Story Mon News

    NMSP accused of extortion in highway scheme

    A local family in Three Pagodas Pass has complained that Mon rebels are extorting them of payments from a construction company that is building a highway through their land.

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    Job seekers’ agent illegally detained for human trafficking

    Mar 19, 2009 (DVB), A job seekers' agent was illegally detained and threatened with a charge of human trafficking by local village authorities in Bago division who extorted money from[…]

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    Sittwe electricity board demands extra fees

    Jan 26, 2009 (DVB), Electricity authorities in the Arakan state capital Sittwe has been demanding hundreds of thousands of kyat on top of the regular meter fee, according to local[…]

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    Shan state officials extort money from local villagers

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), Residents of Keng Tung township and the border town of Tachilek in Shan state have complained that officials have been extorting money from villagers and local[…]

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    USDA demands money for local improvements

    Jan 20, 2009 (DVB), The Union Solidarity and Development Association has been trying to rally support in the poorer suburbs of Rangoon in preparation for the proposed 2010 election by[…]

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    Bogalay vendors ordered to pay daily fines

    Jan 13, 2009 (DVB), Municipal authorities in Bogalay have been demanding money from roadside vendors if they do not remove tarpaulin sheets from the roof of their stalls, according to[…]

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    Bagan authorities demand money for security measures

    Dec 17, 2008 (DVB)â€"Authorities have been collecting 200 kyat each from families in Bagan and the surrounding areas to provide security for junta leader senior general Than Shwe’s visit to[…]

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    Hmawbi residents forced to work on road construction

    Sep 4, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Hmawbi in northern Rangoon district have been collecting money from local residents in order to repair roads and forcing those who cannot pay to[…]

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    Villagers forced to help prepare for visit of commander's wife

    Sep 1, 2008 (DVB), Villagers in Muse township in northern Shan State have been ordered to contribute money and labour to preparations for the upcoming visit of the wife of[…]

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    Authorities extort money from cyclone victims

    Aug 25, 2008 (DVB), Villagers in Irrawaddy division have complained that local authorities have continued to extort money from cyclone victims under various pretexts, despite a letter of complaint they[…]

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    Villagers forced to work as army porters

    Aug 1, 2008 (DVB), Government troops in Shwe Kyin township, Bago division, have been extorting money from locals in Don Zayit village and forcing them to work as porters for[…]

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    Authorities demand money and goods from farmers

    Jun 4, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in Zee Gone township, Bago division, have demanded that farmers give them money, rice and buffalo, which they say will go to help cyclone[…]

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    Prome market authorities demand high taxes from vendors

    Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), Business owners in Prome township, Bago division, have complained about the high level of taxation imposed on their shops in the town's market by municipal authorities.[…]

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    Tachilek students asked to pay to pass exams

    Feb 27, 2008 (DVB), Teachers at a high school in Tachilek, Shan state, have been demanding money from students to ensure they pass their examinations, and threatening to fail them[…]

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    Tharawaddy electricity board extorts money from locals

    Feb 25, 2008 (DVB), The state-run Electric Power Corporation has been demanding extra money from residents of Tharawaddy township, Bago division, and withholding electricity from those who do not pay,[…]

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    Students forced to donate money to school

    Jan 30, 2008 (DVB), High school students in Htayaw Sakhangyi village, Ma-au Bin township, have been forced to pay money towards new classrooms, causing many poorer students to leave the[…]

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    Travellers face delays and extortion at checkpoints

    Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), People travelling on Burmese highways have been stopped and searched or forced to pay money to officials at checkpoints being operated as part of increased security[…]

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    Officials demand money to boost electricity supply

    Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Officials in Thone Gwa township, Rangoon division, have been demanding up to 30,000 kyat from households to pay for improvements to the electricity supply. Thone Gwa[…]

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    Officials force women to buy group applications

    Dec 24, 2007 (DVB), Ward Peace and Development Council officials have been forcing women who go to their office to register guests to buy an application form for the Myanmar[…]

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    USDA-run clinic demands money from patients

    Dec 18, 2007 (DVB), Patients visiting a free clinic run by the Union Solidarity and Development Association in Thanlyin township, Rangoon, are being forced to pay 300 kyat for an[…]

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