Myanmar again to take severe action against vehicles with stickers
www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-27 11:52:03   Print

    YANGON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar traffic police authorities have reiterated to take severe action against vehicles with stickers on side windows and rear wind screens running on roads in the biggest city of Yangon as part of its efforts to effectively combat human trafficking or other crime commitments, local media reported Friday.

    Beginning from July 1, legal action will be taken against rule-breaking drivers in person with a cash fine up to 50,000 Kyats (45U.S. dollars), the 7-Day quoted the traffic police sources as warning.

    According to the sources, 66 such vehicles operating on roads in the former capital have been warned so far during this month.

    The police authorities once banned such acts in 1998, taking action through education but afterwards observance of the rule became loose, the sources said.

    According to the authorities, there were instances that over the past two years, a woman was kidnapped and trafficking of arms was committed under the cover of non-transparent stickers on the vehicles. ¡¡

Editor: An lu
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