1.   A Burmese insurgent group accused the military regime Tuesday of widening an offensive against ethnic Karen rebels and forcing thousands of civilians to serve as army porters.

2.   Since the celebrations, Suu Kyi said the government has stepped up arrests and threats against her supporters and even abducted some to work as army porters.

3.   The ILO and other international observers have long accused the military of using unpaid labor on public works and making civilians serve as army porters.

4.   The military has long been accused of using unpaid labor on public works and making civilians serve as army porters.

5.   The military has long been accused of using unpaid manual labor on public works and making civilians serve as army porters.

6.   They have accused the ruling military of forcing citizens to do unpaid manual labor on public works projects and serve as army porters.