Myanmar’s military junta has reportedly proposed to officials in Thailand that all border trade between the two countries be directed away from the Myawaddy-Mae Sot border crossing to the Kawthaung-Ranong and Tachileik-Mae Sai crossings.
According to a report by the Bangkok Post, officials from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce met with Myanmar’s junta-appointed ambassador, Zaw Zaw Soe, on Monday to discuss easing restrictions on the movement of goods.
The meeting was held two weeks after the regime’s closure of the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2, linking Myawaddy and Mae Sot, on August 18.
The move, which left many transport trucks stranded near the bridge, aimed to deprive resistance forces operating in Karen State, including the Karen National Union, of revenue from. . .
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