The checkpoints on the highways in the areas controlled by the military council are collecting hundreds of thousands of MMK a day, and the main gates into Yangon have been given verbal instructions to collect 200 million MMK a day. The military council checkpoints that were opened after the coup are collecting hundreds of thousands from passenger cars, vans, and trucks, and are collecting hundreds of thousands a day. Tens of thousands of vehicles pass through those roads, and 1,000 to 5,000 MMK per vehicle is regularly charged. Without registration or supporting documents, they extort tens of thousands. No one wants to give money to these beggars. If they don’t, they will try to fight them in various ways. In fact, they are armed with guns and knives.
The police and the military are responsible for monitoring tourists, mainly using umbrellas to extort money. Despite the vinyl notices posted to report illegal extortion, the military council employees are still extorting money from tourists.
