18.03.2025- (12:01 PM)

According to sources close to the Pagoda City Administration Office, the relevant authorities have confiscated disposable cups with images of pagodas used at the Shwe Pallin Restaurant at the 39th Mile Parking Lot on the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay Expressway.

Officials from the Pagoda City General Administration and police officers conducted an inspection at around 8pm on March 16 after receiving reports that the disposable cups used at the Shwe Pallin Restaurant were printed with images of pagodas.

When the relevant joint team inspected the Shwe Pallin Restaurant, they found that tea and coffee were being sold in disposable cups with images of pagodas, a source close to the Pagoda City Administration Office said.

He continued, “It is known that disposable cups with images of pagodas that have not been used have also been confiscated.”

He also said that it is not yet known what action will be taken regarding the incident.

The Pagoda City Administration has confiscated 25 unused disposable cups with images of pagodas printed on them from the Shwe Pallin Restaurant.