Myanmar curbs car use to save fuel due to Mideast war


FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on September 24, 2023 shows trucks driving on the Yangon-Myawaddy section of the Asia Highway road near Kawkareik township. Myanmar imports 90 per cent of its fuel oil, the junta said in 2024. - AFP

YANGON: Myanmar's junta announced on Tuesday (March 3) that half of private vehicles would be ordered off the roads each day from later this week, to preserve oil stocks depleted by conflict in the Middle East.

Beginning on Saturday, cars with licence plates starting with even numbers will only be permitted to drive on even-numbered calendar days, leaving the odd-numbered days for vehicles with odd-numbered plates, a junta statement said.

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