Myanmar Drivers Scramble for Fuel as Mideast War Cuts Supply
Myanmar's military junta enforces driving restrictions and fuel rationing amid Middle East conflicts disrupting supply chains, exempting electric vehicles and threatening penalties for hoarding.
- Drivers in Myanmar rushed to gas stations as fuel supplies dwindled due to the war in the Middle East disrupting oil imports.
- The junta announced that private vehicles would be permitted on the roads on alternate days based on license plate numbers to conserve fuel.
- Neighboring Thailand secured fuel supplies but suspended exports, while Laos faced panic buying before an exemption was granted.
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Myanmar drivers scramble for fuel as Mideast war cuts supply
Snaking queues of vehicles waited in Myanmar for shrivelling petrol supplies on Wednesday, with some gas stations shuttered as fuel stocks dried up due to the war in the Middle East.
Myanmar junta to ration vehicle fuel, blames Middle East shipping disruptions
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta announced the launch of a sweeping fuel rationing system for private vehicles on Wednesday, blaming disruptions to the global energy supply chain caused by escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
Myanmar to restrict private vehicle use as fuel shortages emerge
NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military government will impose limits on private vehicles starting Saturday to conserve fuel as disruptions to Middle East shipping routes threaten the country’s energy supplies.
Strait of Hormuz blockade due to Iran war triggers fuel rationing in Myanmar
Myanmar's junta announced the launch of a sweeping fuel rationing system for private vehicles, blaming disruptions to the global energy supply chain caused by escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
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