Tanintharyi Coastal Fishing on Brink of Collapse Amid Fuel Crisis: Junta Policies and Global Factors Batter Local Economy

Coastal fishing operations in Myanmar's southernmost Tanintharyi Region are on the verge of shutting down due to severe fuel shortages and soaring prices. The local economy's cornerstone industry is facing collapse, forcing fishermen into unsustainable land-based labor for survival. A combination of the military junta's distribution controls and rising global fuel prices is battering residents' livelihoods and the entire regional economy.