Myawaddy

This article is about the town in Kayin State, Burma. For other uses, see Myawaddy (disambiguation).
Myawaddy
မြဝတီ
Myawadi

Main Street Looking East
Myawaddy

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E / 16.68778°N 98.50833°E / 16.68778; 98.50833Coordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E / 16.68778°N 98.50833°E / 16.68778; 98.50833
Country  Burma
Division Kayin State
District Myawaddy District
Township Myawaddy Township
Population (2014) 195,624
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Myawaddy (Burmese: မြဝတီ) is a town in south-eastern Myanmar in Kayin State close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River ( Thaung Yinn River ), the town is most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.

On 6 August 2010, a bomb exploded in the car park of a crowded market in Myawaddy, killing two men and seriously injuring four others.[1]

Friendship Bridge linking Myawaddy with Mae Sot.



Economy

The border-crossing is a major route for the export of Burma's gems,[2] many of which have their provenance changed once across the border.[3]


References

  1. ↑ http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19164
  2. ↑ Chien, Choo Tse (2004) "Border Areas & Into Burma Photo Gallery" at pbase.com, archived here on 9 February 2005 by Internet Archive
  3. ↑ Naylor, Thomas (2009) "The underworld of gemstones Part II: in the eye of the beholder" Crime, Law and Social Change 53(3): 211–227, doi:10.1007/s10611-009-9221-1

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