Burma’s ruling junta has clamped curfew on more major townships in Kachin State, northern Burma, according to residents.

The Bhamo and Man Si Townships came under curfew on Monday after the junta’s Northern Military Command Commander, Maj-Gen Ohn Myint and his companions made a short visit to Bhamo on Sunday, said a Bhamo resident.

The curfew prevents civilians from being on the roads after 11 p.m. local time. People are also forbidden to go to the teak forests in the two townships with big knives, according to Man Si and Bhamo residents.

If civilians flout the law and are arrested with big knives in teak forests they will be punished with a jail term of three years, residents said.

The curfew was declared by the authorities in the two townships, 18 days after Commander Ohn Myint imposed curfew in Myitkyina Township, capital of Kachin State, Bhamo residents said.

The Burmese military junta is worried about the anti-military government movements launched by civilians in major cities of Kachin State in Burma , said sources close to the army.

Last Thursday, U Htun Lwi (50), a member of the Kachin State National League for Democracy (NLD) staged a solo protest against the junta in Myitkyina Township. He was arrested by the authorities.