In Ye Township, Mon State, several ward and village administrators who were recently shot dead have yet to be replaced, according to local residents.
Residents said the administrative positions in Lamaing town, and in Andin village tract and Andin New Village of Hparlein area, remain vacant following a series of shootings in September targeting local administrators.
No replacements have been appointed, and current administrators in other areas are reportedly seeking to resign. However, the township administration office under the military junta has refused to grant their resignation requests.
A local source close to the administrators said, “In Hparlein area, there’s no one left to take charge. The remaining administrators also want to step down, but the authorities won’t let them.”
With no village administrators in place, residents are facing difficulties obtaining recommendation letters required for travel, as movement between townships is tightly restricted by junta checkpoints.
On September 28, a ward administrator in Lamaing town was shot dead, and a 100-household head who was with him was injured. Earlier, on September 14, the administrator of Andin village tract and the head of Andin New Village were also shot and killed.
Locals said administrators in Ye Township are under intense pressure due to both military conscription enforcement and election-related preparations.
“Administrators here are really struggling with the conscription issue. The junta keeps tightening control and forcing people into military service. In the Ye area, some people are managing to avoid it by secretly paying money,” a Ye resident said.
According to data collected by the Independent Mon News Agency, at least 20 ward and village administrators have been shot and killed in Ye Township since the military takeover. Some positions have been quietly filled, while others remain completely vacant.
Similar situations are occurring in other townships such as Kyaikto, Bilin, Kyaikmaraw, and Thanbyuzayat, where administrators who have served for years are seeking to resign due to public criticism over their role in military conscription and warnings issued by resistance groups.
In Ye town, administrators who have already submitted resignation letters are reportedly in hiding, as the junta authorities have not allowed them to officially leave their posts. Township meetings are now mostly attended by assistant clerks instead of the administrators themselves.
