Border trade
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Business
Myanmar trade limited to Thai border as other crossings close
As battles between the military and resistance forces escalate, border gates to China, India and Bangladesh are no longer open and commercial routes are blocked
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Myanmar
Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies
The closure in Muse comes as the Brotherhood Alliance claims it has ‘complete control’ of three towns in northern Shan State on the Myanmar-China border trade route
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News
China pushes Myanmar junta to reopen border gates near Muse
It remains unclear whether the military council will bow to Chinese officials’ pressure to open the four remaining checkpoints in the 105 Mile Trade Zone in northern Shan State
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News
Arrest of customs agents brings Muse trade to a halt
The reason for the arrests was not known, but it was rumoured that the detainees were suspected of funding resistance forces
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Business
Exports plummet by $534m at Muse due to Covid-19 border closures
Merchants hope trade will resume soon thanks to the completion of a treatment and quarantine center
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