Cola, cat food, tampons. The missing goods of military

Those who have survived in the city so far know it doesn’t pay to talk. But there was one grievance so exasperating it seemed impossible to repress: import restrictions. To quash the rebel groups that have been fighting it on different fronts, the military has substantially tightened the inflow of foreign goods over the past year. The curbs have suffocated Yangon, the country’s largest city and commercial hub. From shopkeepers and diplomats to taxi drivers and UN officials, everyone had a story. There was a Coca-Cola shortage because factories weren’t able to bring in the company’s trademarked formula from abroad….