The deserted entrance to Myanmar Industrial Port in Yangon on March 8. (Frontier)
The deserted entrance to Myanmar Industrial Port in Yangon on March 8. (Frontier)

‘Nothing is moving’: CDM freezes foreign trade, raising fears of shortages

Striking truck drivers, bureaucrats and bank workers have brought international trade through Yangon’s ports to a standstill, with exports estimated to be down as much as 90 percent since February 1.

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