Thai - Burma border, crossing for food
Here are some pictures of the Burmese crossing over to Thailand to
get basic needs to send back home to help their family and friends.
The border town of Thailand, Mae Sot has reported very high
sales in all basic needs like toilet paper, soap, shampoo along
with all construction materials like metal sheets, nails for making
temp shelter.
The picture is standing on the Thai side looking over at
Burma. Although there is a bridge to cross, (friendship bridge)
many can not use it as the army will tax or even take from them on
the Burma side.
Mae Sot, Thailand has annouced today that sales have rocketed
in all the above items, and the goverment urges Thai people not to
take advantage of the current situtation in Burma and hike prices.
The local goverment has also released a warning to all shops
against price hiking and said starting tomorrow they will send
teams to check the shops to ensure this is not happening.
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