Pan Pan
If dormitory and apartment owners rent their properties to tenants without verifying the accuracy of tenants' personal information and other documents, those apartments will be confiscated as national treasures, the Myanmar junta’s Central Committee for Counter Terrorism announced in mid-June. Because of that announcement, not only landlords but also tenants and house rental service brokers are in trouble.
If individuals with anti-junta political affiliations are discovered residing in rented apartments, the owners will be subject to prosecution for alleged support of terrorism, and the junta will proceed with the seizure of the apartment, an apartment owner said.
Another real estate agent in Kamayut Township, Yangon said: "There are various tenants. Some of them are willing to give their personal information. There are those who don't want to give it. I can only ask for a little personal information. I can't ask for details on where she came from or what she does.”
The real estate agent expressed concern about how the recent announcement would impact her job.
“At the moment, there is a shortage of jobs, so I have to do whatever I have. Because of the announcement, I am in trouble at my profession.”
According to the Anti-Terrorism Act implemented by the junta, individuals who permit terrorists or terrorist groups to utilize a building or location will be deemed accountable for their actions and categorized as terrorists themselves.
A tenant in Yangon said, "This has been a problem since before the last announcement. If we move house, we have to give authorities the personal information and documents. We have to give a family photo to the ward office.”
The Central Committee for Counter Terrorism revealed that this announcement was issued following arrests and investigation of tenants linked to the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), and armed resistance group People’s Defense Forces (PDF), which the junta has classified as terrorist organizations. These tenants were found to have rented properties without providing the required documents and personal information, said the committee.
