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TANINTHARYI DIVISION – According to some Mergui Archipelago daily express travelers, they encounter strict travel regulations by junta council within this month.
According to a local who went to the archipelago, not only are the travelers getting off the daily expresses supposed to show their NRC (National Registration Card) one by one but they are questioned about their occupation and destination.
It is said that the frequent travelers only need to show their NRCs and some who fail to do so get arrested.
The local added, “Those who don’t bring the NRCs and are unable to answer the questions are even asked to put their hands behind their backs and get down on knees to get arrested”.
Another local resident said that the Myeik Express travelers undergo the same inspection at the port of Mergui (Myeik).
He said, “Every traveler is required to show their NRC at a traffic police booth near the port.”
The Mergui Archipelago Daily Express services run two times a day; once in the morning and once at night.
According to someone affiliated with the Express Services, the bus operators are to call to inform the archipelago’s naval officers of the departure time, the number of passengers and the estimated arrival hours ahead of the departure.
The battles between the junta forces and PDFs are going on in Min Goat and Maung Hlaw Villages in Myeik on 13th November and there are escalating tensions between them.