September 28, 2025. (Sunday)

Trucks heading to Sagaing Region have been queuing for about a week at the Swe Taw Car Park in Mandalay to be inspected. These trucks have been inspected at the Swe Taw Car Park in Mandalay since mid-July, when the movement of goods to Sagaing was banned. If they do not queue up, they have to pay the inspection team 20,000 to 150,000 kyats. Truck drivers have to queue in the hot sun to have their trucks inspected, the parking lot is crowded with cars because there are many cars coming in and few going out, and they have to live and eat in their cars, which has affected their health and cost them more money. In addition, they are only allowed to transport goods specified by the military junta, which is operating in Sagaing Region, and if they want to transport restricted goods, they have to carry them with the approval of the regional government under the military junta. The price of goods has increased because the military junta is obstructing inspections.