Myanmar border situation After the capture of Aung San and a state of emergency was announced. Soldiers seize the Tachilek border, cut off all traffic
On Feb. 1, reporters reported that at Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province, there are still trucks from the Thai side to wait for customs clearance to export products to the coast. Tachileik Province Myanmar As usual, even if there is an incident in Myanmar. Because of the border crossing Tachileik Province Informed that the cargo can still be transported normally, with the immigration (immigration) and customs being laid as before, without a lot of regular military reinforcements
Making the trucks in Thailand, most of which are fuel type Consumer products, etc., that are exported approximately 30-50 million baht per day, continue to transport products to the Mae Sai Customs House at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge. Across the second river, which is the only point in Thailand – Myanmar. Used to communicate with each other in Chiang Rai as usual
Atmosphere of fuel transport vehicles That cannot cross the border
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However, the Myanmar military who is stationed Tachilek Province, 3 units distributed to each other to capture important points Especially the Mak Yang checkpoint, which is located on R-SamB Road. Link between Tachileik Province And Keng Tung, a large city in Eastern Shan State, as well as being able to connect to other large cities As well as prohibiting the general public from passing through the checkpoint
In addition, telephones and Internet communications have been cut, but communications between the departments and people in Mae Sai District and Tachileik Province Still do the same because most of the signals from the Thai side Causing the Thai-Myanmar Border Committee At the local level or TBC, the Myanmar side said that there will be a delivery of Thai stranded Thai people in Myanmar across to the Thai side at the 2nd bridge today.
Atmosphere around the Thai Burma border
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Later, at about 9:40 am, it turned out that the Myanmar side officials had notified and closed the gate at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge border crossing, which was used for only one contact point. Chiang Rai Province caused the border freight to be disrupted by implicit As for the four Thai people waiting to travel across, they are left in Tachileik Province As usual, while Thai officials flocked to inspect the closure of the Myanmar border checkpoint from the bridge in the Thai side for clarity before returning to the border checkpoint as before.
Ms. Phakai Masviera, Vice President of the Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Mae Sai Chamber of Commerce, said that he expected that the border trade in Mae Sai will return to normal soon because of the situation. side Tachileik Province There are not many minority problems like the opposite side of Mae Sot District, Tak Province, but the situation has arisen quickly so we have to wait and follow each other first.
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