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Calls grow to turn Tak into proper SEZ
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/04/2019
» TAK: An ambitious plan to turn the border village of Kokko in Myanmar into a new Chinatown has sparked calls for the Thai government to speed up making Tak a fully fledged special economic zone (SEZ).
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China sugar import limits hit Thai-Myanmar trade
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 05/04/2018
» TAK: Trade value across the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border fell 9.8% in the first three months of this year after China imposed strict limits on sugar imports, affecting Thai sugar exports.
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Falling farm prices, currency hit Thai-Myanmar trade
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 03/01/2018
» TAK: Trade value across the border with Myanmar border in Mae Sot district dropped more than 10% last year on falling prices in the agricultural sector and a drop in the value of the kyat.
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Karen force threatens to close border
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/11/2016
» TAK: The leader of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has threatened to close the Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi and Tak provinces if Thai officials enforce official border-crossing hours on all routes, including paths used by gamblers.
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Karen border guards threaten to shut frontier with Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 11/11/2016
» TAK - The leader of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has threatened to close the Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi and Tak provinces if Thai authorities enforce official border-crossing hours on all routes, including paths used by gamblers.
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Mae Sot-Myawaddy trade grows about 20%
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/07/2016
» Thai-Myanmar border trade through the Mae Sot-Myawaddy crossing rose 19.6% year on year in the first half of 2016 to 38.53 billion baht and is expected to grow for the rest of the year, Wisawa Pitisuksombat, customs chief in Mae Sot district of Tak, said on Friday.
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Cross-border trade in Mae Sot up by 12.3%
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/10/2015
» Cross-border trade between Thailand and Myanmar through the Mae Sot-Myawaddy checkpoint totalled more than 60 billion in the fiscal year just ended, a rise of 12.30% over the 2013-2014 year, a senior customs official said on Thursday.
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Oil exports via pipeline, boat to Myawaddy legalised
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 10/04/2015
» Authorities have legalised oil exports through pipelines and by boat across the Moei River from Thailand's Tak province to Myawaddy town of Myanmar to protect border trade.
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Thai-Myanmar border trade resumes through Mae Sot
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 25/03/2015
» Myanmar soldiers reopened ports on the Moei River opposite Tak province to trade on Tuesday night after Thai authorities allowed oil exports to resume through pipelines to Myawaddy.
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Blocked oil exports through Mae Sot raise border tension
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/03/2015
» A dispute over fuel export licences is causing tension on the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district of Tak, where police have blocked the flow of oil via a pipeline to Myawaddy, resulting in a fuel shortage there.
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