The notice states that anyone who can provide information leading to the guerrilla’s whereabouts or who can bring him in will be awarded with the money, according to eyewitnesses from southern Ye, Mon State.

Second leader Nai Hloin and other leaders, Nai Chan Dein and Nai Sook Gloing (long hair) each have one million put on their heads. “The posters, with pictures of the men, are plastered everywhere, in every village, in Yebyu township the public has seen them all over northern Tenasserim Division,” Nai Ong Mon, from the area said.

“A Mon youth in Aleh Sakharn village, Yebyu Township, tore down the posters from the notice boards in the village,” Lavi, a community leader said. Later, he added, the SPDC soldiers wrapped up the posters with plastic.

“Some Mon youths were arrested, held for three days and beaten. There are about twenty youths involved in ripping down the posters; they were later set free,” he added.

Local youths usually support the Mon armed groups and “did not want to see the posters with pictures of their leaders” he quoted the youth as saying. So they risked removing the posters. He said that not only do the young Mons support the Mon armed group, but the Karen also do too.

The posters are seen only in Yebyu Township, not in Mon state, Ong said. The Mon armed group, led by Nai Hloin and Nai Bin brothers, has not been seen in the area for a while, even though this is their strong hold area.

The Burma Army has launched an offensive to wipe out the Mon armed group and the insurgents in turn use ambush tactics and guerrilla warfare. Conflict between the groups has been raging now for about (8) years non-stop in southern Ye and Yebyu Townships.