According to military sources in Naypyidaw, the terrorist military is unable to regularly provide salaries and allowances for people’s militia, Pyu Saw Htee groups, ward/village administration teams, and public security forces across the country. They have instructed township administration teams and local military units to coordinate and find funding through whatever means possible.
The terrorist military can only occasionally provide rations and some support payments to people’s militia, Pyu Saw Htee, and public security forces, but can no longer pay monthly salaries and allowances. As a result, township administrative bodies have been directed to consult with military commanders to find ways to raise funds for salaries and allowances for local people’s militia, Pyu Saw Htee, and public security forces in townships, wards, and villages.
Since early 2025, the military council has been unable to provide regular salaries and allowances, only occasionally distributing basic rations like rice, chili, onions, and oil through regional and state governments. Township administrative bodies have been given primary responsibility for managing monthly operational salaries and allowances, with verbal orders to raise funds through whatever means possible. This has led to the emergence of forced military service fees, human trafficking, and ransom demands after arbitrary arrests. While the central military recruitment office and military administration receive hundreds of daily complaints about extortion related to military service quotas, collection of military service fees, and trafficking of military service substitutes, these issues remain unresolved.
Additionally, the military council can no longer regularly pay salaries and allowances for ward and village administrative teams. This responsibility has been fully delegated to general administration departments at state/region, district and township levels. A source from the Mayangone Township administration reported that ward/village administrators previously received 70,000 kyats in salary and 50,000 kyats in office expenses monthly under existing laws, totaling 120,000 kyats. Now township administrative bodies must manage these payments, leading to collection of guest registration fees, security fees, and military service fees to raise funds.
