The head of the Ye Township Fisheries Department in Mon State was shot and killed while sitting at a tea shop in Ye at about 7:30 am today, local sources say.

A local resident said that a motorcyclist arrived and fired a gun at U Zaw Naing Lin while he was alone at Phu Tea Shop in Yangyi Aung Ward.

"The gunman arrived on a motorcycle Wave-125, fired three times, and ran towards Ye District People’s Hospital,” he added.

U Zaw Naing Lin was reported to have died at the scene with gunshot wounds, and his body was taken to Ye District People’s Hospital by a local charity association.

There have been frequent shootings in Ye Township. On October 10, U Aye Lwin (aka) Ko Lat, the administrator of Aung Mitta Ward, was shot and killed. On October 11, also, U Aung Thu (aka) U Sithu living in Thiri Malar Ward was still shot near the village of Falam, local residents said.

As departmental buildings, security forces, civil servants, ward/village administrators and local civilians have been frequently attacked and killed in Ye Township, which is located in the South-East Military Command, the State Administration Council has announced the exercise of martial law in the township since February 2 this year.