Traders from Myanmar pushed back at Moreh
The Hindu
Local shopkeepers complain that Indian trade is losing out to price wars
Manipur Police and hundreds of Indian traders, shopkeepers and others pushed back a large number of traders from Myanmar on Saturday morning from Moreh, the Indian border trade town. The police, led by Additional Superintendent of Police S. Gangte, assisted Indian traders in driving out foreign traders.
One shopkeeper said, “For some weeks, these traders from Myanmar have been sneaking into Manipur to sell various items at much cheaper rates, with the result that we have been driven out of business.” Police sources said that people have been sneaking into Moreh from the international gate number 2 and other areas that don’t have security personnel. There is no special arrangement for foreigners to sell their goods at Moreh.