After the SPDC authorities announced that
they would seize public cars, which have no licenses at the end of March and
therefore the price of the cars currently cheaper than motorbikes in the border
area of
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One type of car which is called SURF made
in 1998, it is only price 2, 500, 000 Kyat (2500
Even the cars are cheaper than
motorbikes; no one dares to buy those cars except some Buddhist monks.
“Only the monks have an opportunity to
drive or ride cars. Most luxurious cars on the road today are belonging to
monks. The car that have to pay 5, 000, 000 Kyat in the past, they only have to
pay 1,500,000 Kyat today,” said, Nai Par, who is from
The SPDC authorities recognized or
announced that cars without licenses driving in the country are illegal. After
this announcement, many car owners have hided their cars in forests and
plantations or covered their cars with a pile of haystack.
“Because of I worried about if someone sees my car, I
hide it at the pile of the haystack. The car for transporting passengers today
is now eating hays,” a car owner, Nai San Khin told to his friend secretly.
Some car owners have been hiding their
cars for several months and they thought that it is not good to hide it for a
long time and they unequipped some parts of them and sold in the market.
But some of them, they re-fixed or added them in
licensed cars and or pretended as an old car. However, those who have good
relations with the commanders of South-East Military Command in
Order of car seizure was issued since the former PM
Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt was toppled down by the current SPDC commanders. In accusation with Khin Nyunt led Military
Intelligent faction was involving in illegal car trading, the current SPDC
leaders, Lt. Gen. Shwe Murn and PM Lt. Gen. Soe Win have ordered to seize all
cars exported from
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