Interview #33

Shan Villager
Murng Ton Township, Shan State, Burma

. . . Villagers must clean the bushes beside the road from rainy season through the summer. This means the whole year. [They have to] clean near the river for five miles and also clean between the valley and on both sides of the road. On the western side of the river, villagers cleaned the bushes from the river side to the waterfall. They spent two nights and three days there. On the eastern side, they had to work for only one day. Villagers told me that on December 7 and 8, 2000 they had to clean the road. Burmese troops from LIB 294 gave the order to clean both sides of the river. . . .