News / Truckers join protests in Myanmar adding to pressure on supply chains

Mass political protests from an emerging civil disobedience movement has caused further freight disruption in Myanmar.

Following the military coup on 1 February, thousands of Burmese have taken to the streets to demand a return to democracy.

Local news reports and social media posts suggest an increasingly tense situation: there are violent clashes between protesters and police; internet blackouts; and arrests of journalists and protest leaders.

Now, many industrial associations have stopped cooperating with the new military government in solidarity, including the Myanmar Container ...