Since the 2021 military coup, Myanmar has descended into a full-scale conflict. Revolution forces have been gaining strength, progressively taking control of more areas and towns. As a result, the territories under the control of the military junta have been shrinking. The ongoing conflict has severely disrupted postal services. Many regions have become inaccessible to mail carriers, leading the postal service to mark undeliverable mail with "Please make it Return to Sender and cite "Road Closures" as the reason.
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Usually, these marks are applied at the Yangon or Mandalay mail exchange centers. The instruction given to the foreign postal mail exchange (FPME) is to "Please make it 'Return to Sender'." This allows the FPME to return the undeliverable mail to the originating countries overseas.
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There have been instances where mail intended for areas no longer controlled by the military has been found, but it remains unclear whether these items were returned to the sender or simply discarded. So far, two such examples have been documented, and it is likely that more will surface as the situation continues to evolve.
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