In Mon State, Kyeik Htoo Township,when the Kyaikthio Pagoda festival will begin, is approaching, the military council is forcing the shops on the mountain of Kyaikthio Pagoda and the mountain bus station to open. Military Council forces all the sectors related with Kyeik Htee Yo pagoda to open. Because they may need the taxes for the services and shops.
The tourists who are going to make a pilgrimage to Kyeik Htee Yo Pagoda are registered at the mountain bus station and the stairs leading up to the pagoda square. Addresses are being strictly checked. “The residents are worried despite the pressure from the pagoda management team and the military council. The revolutionary side told us to be careful in this open season. A few days ago, there was a fight at the Kin Mon Chaung police station, and they were quite scared. Last day, a village in the foothills of Kyeik Htee Yo Taung was attacked by the police station of Kin Mon Chaung area, and there was a shootout between the two sides.
