CNI News 

June 10, 2026

While public difficulties must be resolved in accordance with existing laws and procedures, care must also be taken to ensure that they do not create an unnecessary burden on the public, Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing said.

He made these remarks during the Union Government meeting held on June 9, 2026.

President U Min Aung Hlaing stated, “While the difficulties faced by the public must be resolved in accordance with issued laws and procedures, care must also be taken not to impose an unnecessary burden on the people. It is essential not only to thoroughly understand the laws and procedures but also to collaborate in implementing them.”

He added that they are an elected government chosen by the citizens, making them a people's government that must serve the nation’s interests and deliver benefits on behalf of the public. Therefore, he emphasized that they must carry out their duties with excellent coordination among one another. Furthermore, he noted that good public relations are essential, and staff must manage and supervise through a fair and harmonious administrative hierarchy.

Currently, the public faces a wide array of difficulties because they are forced to drive motor vehicles based on an "odd/even" license plate restriction issued by the government. The public points out that this policy has inadvertently encouraged bribery and corruption among civil servants. Consequently, law-abiding citizens are being pushed into becoming lawbreakers, while local production has declined, and work productivity has been severely impacted.

Similarly, the hotel and tourism sector is suffering due to the odd/even restriction. As the economy continues to downturn, the public is demanding the abolition of the policy that restricts vehicle driving based on odd/even dates.

Ko Yan Naing, a resident of Yangon, "What the President said is good. I support it, and his goodwill is evident. However, on the ground, civil servants and government ministers often ignore the public's hardships just to satisfy the President. For example, everyone accepts using the odd/even system to buy fuel. But restricting actual driving based on odd/even days is completely impractical. It affects everything and creates immense hardships. The public wants this abolished. Yet, ministers offer no specific reason and disregard these appeals under the single pretext of 'state policy.'

Another issue that needs to be checked is on travel routes; authorities extort money from people under the guise of security, subject them to excessive inspections, and look for faults where there are none. For instance, some officials hassle people by nitpicking over the forward-slash numbers on National Registration Cards (NRCs) and whether the cards have been updated. To put it bluntly, they are just giving people a hard time, causing irritation and mental distress. I want these things to be strictly supervised and controlled. As the President said, this is now an elected government; it's no longer the 2021–2025 model."

Business owners are currently hoping for a relaxation of tight import and export restrictions. At the same time, the general public hopes that bottlenecks in the commodity flow will be eased to help lower commodity prices.

In a similar vein, the public is also calling for proper regulation and oversight of the real estate and automobile markets.