Sittwe: Township authorities in Sittwe are collecting funds from townspeople for Western Command's golf tournament scheduled to be held next month, reports a village ward council member in Sittwe.
"The authority ordered all ward chairmen in Sittwe to pay 6,000 kyat per ward for Western Command's golf tournament," he said.
The authority collected an additional 1,000 kyat from wealthier wards such as Kyay Bin Gri, Owndan, and Nasi Wra located in downtown Sittwe.
A ward council member from Owe Dan confirmed that the ward council is currently collecting funds from residents in order to pay to the township authorities this week for the golf tournament.
In Sittwe there are 32 wards, and authorities estimate they will get about 200,000 kyat from the collection.
A high school teacher said that all departments of the government and business syndicates in Sittwe have also been forced to collect funds for the Western Command golf tournament.
The golf tournament will include players from all government departments in Sittwe, including the army and business groups, the teacher said. #
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