Government has put a stop to construction of new roads on lands bought by the Chinese businessmen, and will not allow construction to continue in the future, according to Ye Township’s Chief Administrator Nai Lawi Aung.
“In Auden [Village] area, some trucks and bulldozers are placed to make new roads, but because there are no permissions from the State government, they could not continue their work,” said Nai Lawi Aung.
According to local residents, the Chinese businessmen, with help from some local people, have bought many acres of land located in Aunden and Hangan Villages in Ye Township and Kawzer Sub-Township.
“It is not that they [the Chinese businessmen], themselves, came to buy, but the people from this village buy [lands] for them. Because they pay good prices, some villagers sell their land, while some do not,” said an Aunden Village resident.
The Chinese company CONCH bought 37 acres of land on a hill located near Aunden Village for 225 million kyat; CONCH bought land in other villages as well.
IMNA reporters report that the land CONCH bought near Aunden Village to build a stone production factory is only a half mile away from the sea, and the new road the company is making is nearly completed.
Due to the State Government ban on the Chinese company from constructing the new road, the truck and bulldozers have been left near the beach.
Aunden Village and the Parlain area is located in western Ye Town. The area is a gateway to the sea, and a suitable place for the import and export of raw materials and other products.
Currently, the Toyo-Thai Group is preparing to construct a coal-fired power plant in Parlain area.
The United Parlain Regions group decided on August 23rd that village administrators must examine and monitor any foreign investment in the area.
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) also forbids the Chinese businessmen from investing in lands for stone production factories or road construction.
