Illegal medicines, foodstuffs, consumer goods, electronics and vehicles confiscated


Ministry of Information/ Naypyitaw / March 26, 2023
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ON 21, 22 and 23 March, the on-duty teams under the management of the Customs Department nabbed three kinds of goods including 440 space robots (toy) with recharge worth K1.98 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from a container at the Asia World Port Terminal container checkpoint and two kinds of goods including textiles and laces worth K55.7 million that were different from the Import Declaration (ID), two kinds of goods including 145.50 kilogrammes of Tendocare tablets worth K14.5 million that needed import licences and medicines and two Hi-REG XR10.0 power supplies that were taken over 61 days of Valid for Prior Arrival-VPA worth K23.2 million at the Yangon International Airport (Import Desk). The action was taken under Customs procedures.

On 22 March, a combined on-duty team at the Yepu permanent checkpoint in Shan State confiscated a total of 160 portable BT speakers with wireless microphones and textiles worth K6.75 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from two vehicles (approximately K100 million) heading to Mandalay from Muse and the action was taken under Customs procedures.

On 23 March, an Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force conducted inspections at the Myanmar Industrial Port Terminal container checkpoint and captured 3,000 kilogrammes of refreshing towels worth K15 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) and the Import Licence (IL). The action was taken under Customs procedures.

In addition, the Muse Anti-Illicit Trade control and prevention team made surprise checks at the Sinphyu check point on the vehicles which were entering from China and seized eight kinds of goods including a total of 52 duty-free mobile phones (used) worth K37,015,000 by the side of road and the action was taken under Customs procedures.

Similarly, a combined team led by the Bago Region Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force captured K38,434,000 worth of 17,470 litres of palm oil and K910,000 worth of 70 cartons of LipoVitan-D energy drink without official documents from four Toyota Hilux cars (approximately K60 million) at the Nyaungkhashay X-ray Station. The action was taken under Customs procedures.

Therefore, 25 arrests (estimated value of K353,489,000) were made on three consecutive days from 21 to 23 March, according to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.

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Yangon Region Government / September 30, 2021

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MoH Union Minister holds coordination meeting on RDT use for international flight passengers, inspects preparations at Yangon International Airport


Ministry of Information/ Naypyitaw / April 29, 2022
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UNION Minister for Health Prof Dr Thet Khaing Win presided over a coordination meeting on plans to change into an RDT system for international flights on 27 April.

During the meeting, the Union minister said the infection rate of COVID-19 has declined in most regional countries, including Myanmar. Specific activities are also prioritized systematically to ease COVID-19 rules and regulations as the COVID-19 vaccine coverage becomes high.

The government also arranged to ensure the reopening of international flights and systematic COVID-19 health rules for the tourist and Myanmar citizen arrivals to develop the country’s global tourism industry.

He also talked about the declining positive cases among the passengers in commercial flights and relief flights, challenges in the resumption of commercial aviation, and the COVID19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) to save time and money for flight passengers.

Then, meeting attendees discussed proper services for passengers, plans to change into RDT (draft) and current challenges during the resumption of international flights, visas, health insurance, collection of Myanmar kyats for RDT test, preparations to avoid mass gatherings in RDT test section at the airport, taking swab samples, quality RDT test kits and other matters.

The Union minister instructed necessary things and concluded the meeting.

The Union minister and relevant officials inspected the preparations to conduct COVID-19 tests using RDT on the passengers of regular international flights at Yangon International Airport yesterday.

During the inspection tour, the Union minister instructed officials to systematically collect data from passengers, swab samples, the opening of more swab counters to avoid mass gathers while waiting for their test results, establish an exchange counter, welfare of airport staff and disease control activities when the results show positive.

The Ministry of Health allowed the international flights starting 17-4-2022 as per COVID-19 health rules under the COVID-19 Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment and decided to use RDT at the Yangon International Airport soon to save the cost as the infection rate drops.

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