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Authorities raising funds for Cyclone Nargis victims
Authorities from Department of Road Transport Administration based in Nay Pyi Daw have been pressing people in Mong Yang township, Keng Tung district to obtain motorcycle licenses in order to raise funds for Cyclone Nargis victims, according to sources from eastern Shan State.
By Hseng Khio
Fah
11 October 2008
A group of 7 officials arrived in Mong Yang on 7 October to
issue licenses for unlicensed motorcycles.
On the following day, at
8:00am, they called on the unlicensed motorcycle owners to submit applications
together with three copies of identity cards and household registers as well as
their motorbikes at the town’s football field, a source said.
The fees
vary depending on the type of motorcycle and its model. License for a Thailand
manufactured motorcycle is between Kyat 180,000 (US $146) and Kyat 256,000 (US
$207). The fee for a Chinese manufactured motorcycle is between Kyat 75,000 (US
$61) and Kyat 176,000 (US $142) while the other type, Yamaha manufactured in
Japan is at least between Kyat 225,000 (US $182) to and Kyat 480,000 (US$389).
Afterwards, applicants still need to pay additional tax to the officials
of Department of Road Transport Administration Kyat 3,000 (US$2) to 6,000 (US
$5) and officials of Township Municipality for Kyat 30,000(US$24) to 40,000 (US
$32) for one motorbike, a resident added.
“They said, those taxes are
for Cyclone Nargis funds,”
Authorities issued licenses for 200 motorbikes
per day.
In the mean time, local authorities in Namkham, northern Shan
State, reportedly seized over one hundred unlicensed motorcycles at the town
market yesterday, traditionally marked as a market day, according to a source
from the Sino-Burma border.
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