Overview
- Authorities said even-numbered license plates may drive on even dates and odd-numbered plates on odd dates, with exemptions for electric vehicles, buses, taxis, cargo vehicles, emergency services and garbage trucks.
- The National Defence and Security Council warned against hoarding and resale at inflated prices, saying violators would face prosecution.
- Queues formed and some stations closed in Yangon, border town Myawaddy ran out of fuel on March 3, and drivers crossed into Thailand’s Mae Sot to refuel, while Tachileik saw sharp price spikes and closures.
- Petrol and diesel prices in major cities have risen by roughly 10–30% as Myanmar, which relies on refined imports via Singapore and Malaysia, faces constrained supplies.
- Officials cited limited alternative inflows from Russia and Thailand, with the junta claiming 40 days of stockpiles as Thailand moves to conserve supplies and briefly exempted Laos from an export pause.