While waiting in line to get a visa at the Thai embassy in Yangon, Mandalay, two women died in a stampede while thousands of people gathered to apply for passports at the passport issuing office (passport office) in Aung Mun Tharsan Township. At the Mandalay Passport Office, only around 200 people are allowed to enter the office to submit applications every day, but nearly 5,000 people waited overnight and when the office opened, two people were killed in a stampede. At the Mandalay passport office, there are thousands of people waiting every night to get their passports. By the time the office opened, the crowd was already terrifying. People have been suffering from all kinds of troubles and have no patience anymore. Something is boiling. As the door was about to open, the crowd gradually increased and jostled. Among them, the police also stopped swearing and threatening with guns. Elderly people, people with heart disease who are prone to fatigue and dizziness should no longer line up to go. Often injured, Crowded, Broken shoes have become a common occurrence. If you can’t line up, you can still buy a place. Buying a place is expensive. There are prices ranging from one to thirty to seven hundred eight hundred thousand. After that, there are some who have to pay again to speed up the appointment. The people who are working are the passport office staff and the police. Due to these conditions, some of them have been unable to sleep for three or four days in a row. Some went to Yangon to work.
Immediately after the promulgation of the conscription law, many young people began to plan to leave abroad, creating a situation of crowding at passport-issuing offices.
