The Thai side has cut off electricity, but the people in the area around Myawaddy are not affected, only the residents. Patients are suffering because there is no electricity in places like the township hospital. The Kyat Pyant businesses are still operating with solar generators. Therefore, the Thai side has started cutting off fuel and diesel starting yesterday. Thai tankers are not allowed to enter Myawaddy. The big gas stations on the Myawaddy side have been closed. The cut off of fuel has caused more suffering for the people in the city. If you want to refuel your vehicles in Myawaddy, you have to go to Thailand. The sudden cut off of electricity and diesel has caused chaos in the whole city. So far, there has been no impact on the Kyar Pyant businesses. However, the Saw Chit Thu group has said that it will release some foreigners who were illegally detained and tortured. In Tachilek, the Lao side has reduced the electricity it sells due to Chinese pressure. While China and Thailand have been cracking down on the Kyan Pyant trade in Myanmar, the military council has not shown any willingness to cooperate in the fight against that trade, which involves many of their interests.
