If you look at the list of political prisoners in the 2000s, there are more young people in Bago than in any other state or division. Win Naing, a resident of Bago, is one of them.

He has been involved in politics since the '88 uprising. At that time, he was in Kyaik. His cousin lived in a monastery and attended school. I am a ninth grader. Above (2) Kyaikto Mon State. Before I was eighty-eight, I went to the ninth grade in Bago Upper (1). One year passed. In 1988, Kyaik moved there.

Eighty-eight uprisings began. He participated in the movement. He became a high school student during the strike. Schools were closed and people had to flee. Fearing for his life, many fled, and he went to the village where his mother's sister, the elders, lived.

The name of Gyidaw village is Bago Auk Kwin. Kyaik had to go by boat from there. Mauk Mauk and Ka Thit Kone villages near Auk Kwin village. The area is often close to the sea, so landslides often occur. Locals often say that the sea collapsed. Some of his friends fled to the desert. From then on, he became involved in politics.

So, it rained in Auk Kwin village in Bago.

Later, when the schools reopened, he was unable to attend. I had to drop out of school. For about ten years after leaving school, I had to go from place to place. He was walking around doing casual work. He arrived in Mae Sot, Thailand in 1997-98. He was taken away by a friend who worked in Mae Sot.

Jobs are scarce in my area. There is a lot of hard work. I didn't want to work hard because I was in high school. It can not be done. That is why he left for Mae Sot. There are factories in Mae Sot. The difference in income is about three times. They earn about eighty-nine baht a day. One Thai baht costs about seven to eight kyats, which is about 600 kyats per day in Burmese kyats. The work here is comfortable. I have to live well and well. Isn't there only hard work in your country?

There are too many checkpoints along the way to Myawaddy. People call it a water gate because they cross the road with a bamboo stick and ask for money. These gates are not checked. But once the money is paved, all is lost. When you get to Watergate, people get out of the car and walk. All registration fees are charged. Therefore, before leaving the car, the spy arranged for the passengers to be booked in advance. You have to pay the spy. At every gate, the spy ran down first and cleared the way with the money.

The compromise is “How many are unregistered? How much do I have to pay without registration? We have to pay this rate, ”he said. Unregistered people have to sit in the car like idiots. She wears a shirt, a blanket, or a blanket over her head to keep her in shape. He was told to pretend he could not get out of the car because of poor health.

No cars are allowed to cross the Myaing Lay Bridge near Hpa-an at night. The bridge is closed. Myawaddy can only be reached one day. Therefore, it is considered as a symbol of incompetence. Once there, we had to cross the Jain River with Zakku. Both the car and the man boarded the boat and crossed to the other side.

It is a time of great glory, so everyone can have a free meal at Thama Mountain. It is a donation. Vegetarian. Meat and fish are not allowed on the trucks when crossing. It is believed that getting in a car can be dangerous. They say that it is dangerous. "I don't like ghosts," he said. "It can crash a car," he said.

After crossing the Jain River, we came to the ditch. The rebels have entered the area.

Armed police and soldiers are on the rise. Feeling we have 'Run out of gas' emotionally. Karen is often heard more than Burmese. Only people wearing traditional Karen clothing are seen. Pigs, chickens, and cows are found under the long-legged houses. As it turns black, the situation has reached a point where everything must be taken care of. It is a white area as far as the south.

Unfinished is in line with the Burmese calendar. On different days, cars came down from Myawaddy to Hpa-an. It is called Asin because it crosses Mount Dona from Myawaddy and descends to Kawkareik. If you do not climb, you have to climb Mount Dona from Kawkareik. Passengers in these cars have to come to Hpa-an to change to Yangon and Bago.

Cars came to Hpa-an and had to change cars. Cars heading to Bago and Rangoon must drive before the Myaing Lay Bridge closes. Once you cross the Myaing Lay Bridge, you can drive all night, so you can reach Bago and Yangon in the morning.

Similarly, if the bridge opens early in the morning, passengers on the bus crossing to Hpa-an will be able to catch up with the return bus to Myawaddy. Therefore, up and down cars have to be connected on both sides.

If we could not arrive on time, we had to stay at a guest house on the Hpa-an side. If the car is waiting at the top of the bridge, you have to sleep on deck chairs rented by the restaurants at the top of the bridge.

Kawkareik has a car park. Before going up Mount Dona, travelers have to eat. This is a huge search in the car park. At this gate, finding people is no longer important.

Only the goods are the main inspection. So, after climbing the mountain, we saw the first lieutenant. Then you have to go through the upper bouts, the middle bouts, etc.

On the other side of the winding road on Mount Dana, next to the mountain wall, there is a huge gorge on the other side. Cars are also driving on curved areas like elbows. If a car breaks down in front of you on the way, the road will be closed immediately. At that moment, they could not help but stop the car and wait. Trucks and passenger vans broke down, and the village was flooded.

One of the great things about this is that it has motorcycle carriers. They can go up and down on both ups and downs. As a result, people who used to travel by motorbike, even though it was more expensive than cars, often rode motorcycles without waiting. When we arrived at Myawaddy Bus Terminal, we searched again. It is a search for people.

There is a Thai-Burmese Friendship Bridge connecting Myawaddy and Mae Sot, but no Burmese cross to the other side of the border to work. They crossed the border illegally by boat. Mogok Gate Passed through nine or three gates. Mogok Gate is called Mogok Gate because there is a Mogok Monastery nearby.

Getting to Myawaddy was not easy. The Karen National Union (KNU) and government forces often clash on Myawaddy Kawkareik Road in the Dawna Mountains, as well as the All Burma Democratic Students Front (ABSDF) and other Karen Revolutionary Area troops. With the break-up of the Karen National Union and the presence of Burmese government-influenced peace groups, passenger cars are taking risks amid unknown dangers.

The reason young people are coming to Thailand is to earn a living. Thailand has long been a place for young people to work and earn a living in Mon, Kayin, Shan, Kayah, Bago and Tanintharyi divisions. Some venture beyond the border to the Thai capital, Bangkok, and other cities from the interior.

Economic hardships and oppression by land grabbers have forced them to leave their homeland and work abroad, leaving them with no income when they are hit by the catastrophe of poverty. Most of them are children of forest dwellers, farmers and young people in the urban suburbs.

Factories are not always open to the public. It is called by human beings. So when he first arrived, he could not find a job right away, so he had to work casually. I also worked as a day laborer at the police station. He also worked in a rice mill.

He also used to work as a rice farmer in a Thai farmer's threshing floor. The Thais plow the fields with machines. Shave Save Turn They put the threshed grain in bags and carry it to the barn.

Realizing that Burma was in a state of economic turmoil, the wealthy Thai people set up large factories and factories near Mae Sot to make a living by cheap labor from Burma.

There are large wool factories on the Myawaddy shore. Burmese workers have their own names for these factories. The Red Roof Factory, the Green Roof Factory, the Boss Factory, the Haunted Factory, and so on.

Before he left for Thailand, a student uprising broke out in Rangoon. In Mandalay, there were also reports of clashes between the government and the monks over the dissection of the Great Buddha. This is happening. There have been reports of a Muslim Indian woman raping a Burmese woman and causing riots in Burma. Rumors abound as to whether it is a rumor or a rumor. Many people listen to BBC VOA radio broadcasts.

Economic hardship and political stagnation. Even if they see General Aung San in their hands, they are arrested and tortured. Failure to do so may result in imprisonment. Authorities have also been reluctant to listen to the BBC's RFA correspondent for fear of trouble. Most people listen to small radios from China with headphones. The situation is very bad. The junta is focusing on law and order, so listening to the radio for anything that could be politically biased is a problem.

Htay Win

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