The fuel price in the outside market rose up to Ks. 50,000 kyats per gallon on February 10 due to a fuel shortage, a local resident of Myawaddy, Karen State, on the Thai-Myanmar border, told One News.
In order to combat on Zia Pian on line scams, Thailand imposed restrictions on exports of electricity and fuel to five border towns on February 5, resulting in fuel shortages in Myawaddy.
Out of about 15 petrol stations in Myawaddy, only one PT Power petrol station sells petrol. In addition, the Thai side will cut off the import of petrol to Tachilek, Myawaddy and the Payathonzu towns for 6 months, according to information from Thai media.
