Two young men, who went to work in Yangon from Maebon township of RakhineState, were arrested by the junta forces on suspicion of being members ofArakan Army (AA).

Maung Nyi San (19 years old)  from Saitara village along with another youthof the same age boarded a passenger bus going from Taungup town to Yangon. Bothof them were arrested at Don Cheung checkpoint outside Gwa township, which isclose to Ayawaddy division, at around 1:30 pm on 29 August.

Maung Nyi San's elder sister said that since their arrest, they have notreceived any information about them till today and they all are worried aboutthe youths.

"We don't know where they have been detained. We came to know only afterthe bus driver informed us about their arrest,” she added.

Maung Nyi San has been working outside since he was 15 years old. Identity ofthe other one detainee is yet  be ascertained.

The military council has recently put several checkpoints on Sittwe-Yangonhighway and Taungup-Rangoon highway.

The  passengers are subjected to arbitrary checks in those checkpoints.Often the soldiers demand  money from the travelers.

Photo: Maung Nyi San (19 years old)