Myanmar junta offers cash rewards to defectors

By Associated Press

May 11, 2023 12:32 am

BANGKOK: Myanmar's military government is urging people fighting against its rule to surrender their weapons, offering a cash reward if they do so along with the possibility of reduced sentences if they broke the law.

The official announcement in Wednesday's edition of the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said people involved in major resistance organizations, including the People's Defense Forces (PDF), were 'invited to return to the legal fold.'

SHOW OF FORCE Myanmar military officers in army vehicles are seen during a parade to commemorate the country’s 78th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw on March 27, 2023. AP FILE PHOTO

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