Myawaddy

Myawaddy
Myawaddy
မြဝတီ
Myawadi
Main Street Looking East
Myawaddy is located in Burma
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
Government
 - Mayor
Population
 - 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, the town is most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.

On 6 August 2010, a bomb exploded in the parking lot 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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