SOUTHERN SHAN STATE – TNLA soldiers who drank the product of the junta council Myanmar beer were punished with flogging, hard labor, and social penalties.
The TNLA punished the soldiers who drank the banned Myanmar beer at a birthday party. On May 2nd, TNLA soldiers who were drinking the banned Myanmar beer were given 10 lashes, one month of hard labor and to clean the public hospitals and monasteries as social punishment.
After the military coup in 2021, the PSLF/TNLA banned the sale and consumption of military council products to eradicate the important economic pillar of the junta council and to block the revenue stream of the junta council. On June 15th, 2021, PSLF/TNLA issued an order not to sell and consume War Council products. TNLA said that if they found dealers of banned products, they would be warned several times and then destroy the products in front of many shop owners.
TNLA announced that if people are found selling or consuming military council products in 7 cities of the administrative area occupied by TNLA, they will take action according to the order in the statement.