Narinjara News, 23 September 2022

The militaryjunta authority lately summoned some of the Muslim village administrators nearthe army cantonment and asked them to help harvesting in 200 acres of riceplanted in Sa Kha Ka (9) of Rakhine State.

The KyaukTaw based military operation command said that there was none to harvest therice because of the ongoing gunfighting between the junta forces and Arakan Armymembers.

The administrators of Mulsimvillages namely Yadana Pon, Khoung doke, Paloung, Alay Kyunt and Sangar Daung,located near the cantonment, were summoned by the junta authority at 8:30 am on20 September and directed them accordingly.

"Anarmy captain argued that we must help in harvesting the grain byNovember.  But could not promise as we have to talk to our villageelders. If they agree, we will do that,” said a Muslim leader, who did not wantto be named, while talking to Narinjara News.

In the Sa Kha Ka (9) area a largenumber of paddy fields are to be harvested in the coming days. As the conflictsare going on and many civilians have lost their lives, presently nobody isinterested in going for it, he added.

The junta officer assured that thearmy would help the Muslim villages in future if they support in the process.The Muslim village administrators had talked with the captain for about 10minutes and then returned to their villages.

Lately, two warships on Kalandanriver in the vicinity of Sa Kha Ka (9) were attacked by AA members withrockets. After the 19 September incident, the villagers got scared of going tothe paddy fields. Moreover, the armed battles have not been wrapped up and thesound of heavy gun firing continues to rock the locality.