The domestic construction industry, which is linked to the import and export world, has also come to a standstill. The main reason is that basic materials for construction, such as cement and nails, are not allowed to be imported as much as they need. Since these materials have to be imported from abroad, the military council, which does not want to spend dollars, is unnecessarily monitoring ports and warehouses. Although cement is produced domestically, many factories are not operating because it is difficult to buy raw materials to break limestone mountains. The military council is worried that these materials will end up in the hands of the PDFs. Therefore, cement prices in the market have increased and are now around 20,000 kyats per bag. Before the coup, cement was only around 8,000 kyats per bag. Many construction projects have come to a standstill because they cannot buy enough even at 20,000 kyats. The military council will only think about surviving no matter how bad the country is, so the situation is not going to improve.
