Barred Thai goods made price jump up immediately inside Burma

Independent Mon News Agency

October 9, 2004

Burmese military Border Security Administration (BSA) authorities in Myawadi barred importing goods to inside Burma and it made foodstuffs price jumped-up immediately according to trader and food-stall inside Burma.

“Mostly oil, Ajinomoto... and milk price jumped up in four days,” said Nai Myit (not real name) a food-stall owner in Moulmein, Mon State city.

“Last week, a 15 kilos can of oil price was 10300 Kyat and now it jumped up 14000 Kyat .Also, Ajinomoto price jumped up from 640 Kyat to more than 1,000 Kyat,” the food-stall owner explained.

“Even make-up powder, milk and others foodstuffs that have to import from Thailand also jumped up” Nai Myit added.

BSA in Myawadi barred importing Thai good since September Third week and now no more car can import the good according to the traders in Myawadi.

“BSA checks every car that went to inside Burma, seize every Thai good although it is a few amount,” Mr Nai Bakhaing a trader in Myawadi said.

“Not only the normal people, cease-fire groups also were barred,” he and a cease-fire group member in Myawadi said.

“Previously ,BSA allow the cease-fire groups a few amounts for importing goods .But now BSA not allowed them,” Mr. Nai Bakhaing added.

BSA slowly strict on the trader in Myawadi and they totally barred now according to traders.

It impacted to more than 33% of vehicle stopped routing in Myawadi-Moulmein road according to vehicle owners, traders and IMNA source said.

According to the cease-fire groups and traders, BSA is trying to force the trader to work as the legal trading by paying tax to the government to allow for trading again.

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