All the village-tract administrators in Thandwetownship of Rakhine State have submitted their resignation letters  onMonday due to the pressure created by the military junta's military servicelaw.

There are 72 village-tracts in Thandwe and according to a reliable source allof them have  resigned and sent letters to  the district generaladministration office on 18 March.

The village-tract administrators were conducting field recruitment initiativesfor military personnel following the pressure of higher authorities. But theyfaced a difficult time due to the hostility from villagers on the ground.

"The administrators encountered difficulties whenconducting recruitment drives for the military service. That's why theysubmitted their resignations," said a reliable source.

They are also apprehending their arrest  by themilitary junta after submitting the  resignation letters.

The committee of summoning people's military servantswas established in Thandwe on 6 March. Beginning from  March, two youngmen from each village-tract will have to be chosen by lottery for military training.

The junta has compelled the administrators to recruityoung people every four months and it puts  them in a difficult situationto face both the junta and villagers.