By Lieng Lern
Shan Herald Agency for News
February 19, 2008 - Burma’s junta earn money from collecting taxes on home entertainment from villages in Pong Pa Khem sub-township, Mong Ton Township, in Eastern Shan State on the Thai-Burma border, according to our reporter based on the border.
On 11 February 2008, Colonel Myint Oo, Commander of the Area Operations Command, ordered the township municipality headed by Sai Aung La to collect taxes on entertainment appliances such as TV, VCD, satellite dishes from the villagers at Meken, Na Kawng Moo and Mong Hang.
According to the source, between Pong Pa Khem to Meken villages, almost every house owns a VCD player. If the houses have three appliances such as TV, VCD and Satellite dishes, they have to give Kyat 20,000 ($16) per household. Some houses which do not own these three things still have to pay Kyat 20,000($16). Other houses that have auto satellite dishes have to pay Kyat 40,000($32).
In Hwe Aw village, there are 30 households which own the VCD players, 65 in Na Kawng Moo, 20 in Meken and 40 in Mong Hang players and together 155 households own a VCD player each.
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