23 Enterprise Management He paid a monthly rent of MMK 50,000 ($50) to the Pagoda trustee which included water and electricity costs. Thet (Wood sculptor, Mandalay) had a shop in the premises of the Pagoda which one of his students showed him. Before that he used to work for home but he thought of opening his own shop to have more direct relationship with his customers. “If I have my own shop, I have my own customers. If I work at home, I only receive orders from shop and if they don’t like and complaint, I have no right to tell them back. I have to keep making till the owner is satisfied. No matter how good I make, I get fixed amount. Here, there’s direct relationship.” In Nay Pyi Taw, however, the authorities maintained strict security during the festivals as the VIPs arrived during that time and did not allow the MEs to crowd around the main Pagodas. Some of the MEs set up their business in public spaces other than the markets and Pagodas such as outside the schools, hospitals, busy streets, jetty, bus/train stations and so on. Cherry (Pigeon food seller, Yangon) had to look for places where pigeons come. She chose a place on a busy street with a lot of passers-by and started feeding the pigeons there to make them stay. She was not paying any rent/tax for occupying this space but had to shut her business every time the YCDC officials came. Tun (Hawker, Nay Pyi Taw) carried all his products which included betelquid, cigarettes, snacks, toffees and more in a small basket and sold at the bus station everyday. He mentioned having a better business during the weekends as this was the time when the government officials residing in the city either arrived for work or left for home. These officials only stayed during the week days and there was no one else staying in the new capital as of now. Business location of the pigeon food seller Tun’s (hawker) basket. He sells at the bus stop everyday