Complaint letters have been sent to state leaders and the Competition Commission calling for action against the case in which local farmers were tricked into buying China-made combine harvesters instead of Japan-made ones, said Zaw Ran from the Farmers' Network to The Daily Eleven on July 2. 

Copies of the complaint went to the President, the State Counsellor, respective chief ministers and the Competition Commission. 

"Farmers from five regions were cheated. They were tricked into buying China-made combine harvesters priced at K58 million per piece under a false Japanese brand when the market price of a Chinese brand harvester was worth K17 million. They were cheated. Those products were sold through sales representatives and managers. They thought the harvesters they bought were Japan-made. After one or two months, their machines broke down. The other day, they (farmers) came to me. Yesterday, they submitted a complaint. We sent the complaint letters to state leaders including the President and the Competition Commission," said Zaw Ran from the network. 

Local farmers from five regions came to Yangon on June 28 to discuss the matter with the network. 

The five regions are Ayeyawady, Yangon, Bago, Mandalay and Sagaing.