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Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-08-21): The Three Pagodas Pass is a melting pot of cultures offering much more than a border market stop. [...] The Three Pagodas Pass is also home to some beautiful natural attractions not to miss. Here’s just a glimpse of what you’ll experience: [...] The end of the Three Pagodas Pass has the Three Pagodas themselves, the bustling border market and a glimpse of Myanmar on the other side.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The Three Pagodas Pass is named after three small, crumbling stupas or chedis, probably built at the end of the Ayutthaya period, as a symbol of peace. Three Pagodas Pass is located in the Tenasserim Hillson, the border between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), at 282 meters (925 feet). The Pass links the town of Sangkhlaburi, north of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, to Payathonzu, south of Kayin State, Myanmar. [...] Three Pagodas Pass is located in the historical area, the path connecting Thailand and Myanmar.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-01-01): Presentation Three Pagoda Pass g_translate Thai name : ด่านเจดีย์สามองค์ reviews My opinion: The Three Pagodas Pass (Chedi Sam Ong in Thai) is a checkpoint at the border between Thailand and Burma (Myanmar) with a small market and three small white chedi which gave the place its name. Local people come here to pray and make offerings to the chedi or do shopping at the market which sells souvenirs, precious stones, artcraft... Nothing that interesting in our opinion, if you can not pass the birder and visit Burmese side. [...] Find Three Pagoda Pass on GoogleMap
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-04-25): Three Pagodas Pass (Thai: ด่านเจดีย์สามองค์ Darn Chedi Sam Ong) is on the Thai-Myanmar border, but accessible to foreigners only from the Thai side. It is between Sangkhlaburi in Thailand and Payathonzu in Myanmar. Understand [edit]Three Pagodas Pass was for centuries on the main land route between India and South East Asia. The strategic location was last exploited during World War II by the Japanese, who used POW labour to build the infamous Death Railway to ferry supplies to Burma from Bangkok. [...] From Myanmar: the nearest town is Payathonzu, however foreigners can only get there using the border crossing from Thailand. The border crossing at Three Pagodas Pass is in a state of flux, but was reopened in 2010. As of Jan 2012 it was open to Thai citizens, but not to foreigners.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-02-03): Three Pagodas Pass (Phlone ကၠံင်သိုင့်ဖၠုံးလါင့်ဆေါတ်ဖိုင်သာ့; Burmese: ဘုရားသုံးဆူ တောင်ကြားလမ်း, Paya Thon Zu Taung Za Lang, Burmese pronunciation: [pʰajá θóʊɰ̃ zù tàʊɰ̃ dʑá láɰ̃]; Thai: ด่านเจดีย์สามองค์, RTGS: Dan Chedi Sam Ong, Thai pronunciation: [dàːn tɕeːdiː sǎːm ʔoŋ]) is a pass in the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft). The pass links the town of Sangkhla Buri in the north of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, to the town of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State, Myanmar. [...] Three Pagodas Pass is popular with tourists, who are allowed to obtain a one-day visa from the Thai side to visit Payathonsu. Attractions on the Burmese side include wooden furniture, jade carvings, and textiles. Thai tourists are allowed in as of 2011, while other tourists are not, due to its status as a temporary border checkpoint which only allows day trips between the two neighbouring countries.[9][10] With the rambling strutting roosters of the Buddhist temple of Wat Suwankhiri[11] on a Payathonsu cliff near by, during April, Three Pagodas Pass becomes a site of the Songkran Festival with cockfights, Burmese kickboxing and various folk dancing.[12]
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-18): Three Pagodas Pass (22) The Three Pagodas Pass forms the borderline between the Siam Kingdom at Kanchanaburi Province and Burma at Tavoy. The pass is named after the three pagodas standing there side by side, one on Thai boundary, the other two on the borderline and within the Burmese boundary respectively. [...] For centuries, the Burmese troops entered Siam through the Three Pagodas Pass to make wars with Ayutthaya.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-10-04): In 1994, an incident occurred at Three Pagodas Pass on the Thailand-Myanmar border, west of Bangkok. While minor in itself, it had the potential to complicate the diplomatic relationship between Australia and Myanmar, at a difficult time. Known only to a few people at the time, when the history of Australia’s relations with Myanmar is finally written it deserves at least a footnote. [...] Three Pagodas Pass is of considerable historical importance. For centuries, it was one of the main land routes between Burma (as Myanmar was known before 1989) and Siam (as Thailand was known before 1939). During the Second World War, it was where the infamous ‘death railway’ from Ban Pong to Thanbyuzayat crossed the border. For years, an old Japanese C56 locomotive was preserved there as a monument to the 13,000 Allied prisoners of war and 80,000 Asian labourers who died working on the railway. [...] Adding to these complications, the demarcation of the border in this area was disputed. The boundary between the two countries was broadly defined in negotiations between the East India Company and the King of Siam in 1826, and through subsequent Anglo-Siamese border commissions, but ambiguities still existed around Three Pagodas Pass. The actual town and border checkpoint which carry this name lie at the end of a thin, 1.5 kilometre-long sliver of Thai territory, surrounded by Myanmar on three sides.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2017-09-04): Thailand Requests Upgrading Three Pagodas Pass to an Official, Permanent Border Crossing [...] The request was lodged on August 30 during the first meeting of the Thailand-Myanmar Township Border Committee, according to U Myo Naing, an administrator in Payathonzu, also known as Three Pagodas Pass.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-11-18): A resident of Payathonzu, which is also known as Three Pagodas Pass, told Myanmar Now that several victims of the attack were receiving treatment in the town’s hospital.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Three Pagodas and Singkhorn Known as the 'Three Pagodas Pass', the crossing at Sangkhla Buri (Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province) and Payathonzu (Myanmar, Kayin State) is not open to foreigners. The Singkhorn Pass is only open for Myanmar and Thai residents travelling either way for up to two days. It connects Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thailand) with a very remote part Myanmar's Tanintharyi Division (nearest large town Myeik, although this would take over one day's travel).
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-10-07): Last Wednesday, the KNU seized control of a nearby hilltop base located about 10km from Payathonzu, a town on the Thai-Myanmar border that is also known as Three Pagodas Pass.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-09-01): Three Pagodas Pass at the Thailand Myanmar border in northern Kanchanaburi has been an active crossing point between the two countries for many years, and despite COVID-19 restrictions and recent closure measures it is has been increasingly used by transnational crime groups to traffic illicit contraband and people in 2020. Recent record synthetic and other drug seizures (methamphetamine, ketamine and some heroin) at the police / military inspection check-point in Sangkhla Buri on the road south from Three Pagodas Pass have confirmed a shift of trafficking routes from Mae Sai - Tachilek in the Golden Triangle and Mae Sot - Myawaddy in central Thailand towards this very complex, and in some respects over-looked, Thailand Myanmar border area. The Three Pagodas Pass links communities in Sangkhla Buri in north Kanchanaburi Thailand to the town of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State and nearby Mon State in Myanmar, connecting very different societies, cultures and economic systems, with a unique mix of disparities and border challenges. Official border trade has been strained by COVID-19 in 2020, but it has continued at reasonable levels when allowed, and there are indications some informal trade and trafficking has been taking place even during COVID-19 restrictions. This reality is a clear challenge for efficient and effective border management, and has been proven to be an opportunity for organized crime involved in trafficking of drugs, people, timber and wildlife.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1998-07-20): Three Pagodas Pass mountain pass, Myanmar-Thailand verifiedCite [...] Three Pagodas Pass, mountain pass in the Tenasserim Mountain Range on the Myanmar (Burma)-Thailand border, 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Moulmein, Myanmar. The pass, at an elevation of 925 feet (282 m), links southeastern Myanmar and western Thailand. For centuries it was the chief link between Myanmar and the fertile plain of the Chao Phraya River, used both for trade and for military invasions. During World War II the Japanese built the Thanbyuzayat–Ban Pong railroad (commemorated in the book and movie The Bridge on the River Kwai) through the pass (see Kanchanaburi).
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-20): The border trading post of Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) town on the Thailand-Myanmar border has been temporarily closed by the armed organizations on the Myanmar side, and the passage of cargo container vehicles has been prohibited. Thai authorities have adopted similar restrictions.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-06): A supposed crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy Township has only masked their relocation, with the Kayin BGF and DKBA helping Chinese criminal syndicates set up shop farther south in Three Pagodas Pass. [...] In southern Kayin State’s Kyainseikgyi Township, near the border with Mon State, Payathonesu is named after the Three Pagodas Pass through the Tenasserim Hills that connects it to Thailand’s Sangkhla Buri town. [...] Like other towns and cities that have become scam hubs, the face of Three Pagodas Pass is changing, Khin Mar said.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-03-04): Myanmar authorities have reopened the Nyaung Ben Dout border gate early this morning after authorities from both sides had closed the Thai-Myanmar border gates linking the Three Pagoda Pass area in Karen State, Myanmar with Kanchanaburi Province in Thailand. [...] Three Pagoda Pass town is located on the Thailand and Myanmar border, there is no territory demarcation between the countries. There are Mon, Karen, Burmese, Dawei. Laos (Shan) and a few Thai people live in the Three Pagoda Pass area. In addition to the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), there are the Karen National Union (KNU), Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army – Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC, the New Mon State Party (NMSP) as well as ethnic armed organizations that have established their liaison offices in the Three Pagoda Pass Town.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Myanmar, Thailand: Border closure at Three Pagodas Pass in Payathonzu as of June 20 Separatist groups announce border closure at Three Pagodas Pass in Payathonzu, Myanmar, as of June 20. Increased security likely. Separatist groups in Myanmar's Karen State are maintaining the closure of Payathonzu's Three Pagodas Pass border crossing with Thailand as of June 20, with a decision on when the crossing will reopen on June 22. This is due to the crossing allegedly not following existing trading laws; separatists say they seeking to restrict the illegal movement of goods. Thai officials have also closed their side of the border.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Myanmar (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-20): Three Pagodas Pass Border Gate reopened after two-month closure The Three Pagodas Pass border gate to Thailand at Payathonzu Town in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State was reopened, to pedestrian traffic only, on 18 August 2024, after having been shut for two months. [...] The junta-aligned Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) controls Kyainseikgyi Township in Karen State which includes the town of Payathonzu and the Three Pagodas Pass Border crossing.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-04): Three Pagodas Pass (Phlone ကၠံင်သိုင့်ဖၠုံးလါင့်ဆေါတ်ဖိုင်သာ့; Burmese: ဘုရားသုံးဆူ တောင်ကြားလမ်း, Paya Thon Zu Taung Za Lang, Burmese pronunciation: [pʰajá θóʊɰ̃ zù tàʊɰ̃ dʑá láɰ̃]; Thai: ด่านเจดีย์สามองค์, RTGS: Dan Chedi Sam Ong, Thai pronunciation: [dàːn tɕeːdiː sǎːm ʔoŋ]) is a pass in the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft). The pass links the town of Sangkhla Buri in the north of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, to the town of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State, Myanmar. [...] Tourism [edit]Three Pagodas Pass is popular with tourists, who are allowed to obtain a one-day visa from the Thai side to visit Payathonsu. Attractions on the Burmese side include wooden furniture, jade carvings, and textiles. Thai tourists are allowed in as of 2011, while other tourists are not, due to its status as a temporary border checkpoint which only allows day trips between the two neighbouring countries.[9][10] [...] External links [edit]- Media related to Three Pagodas Pass at Wikimedia Commons - Three Pagodas Pass travel guide from Wikivoyage - Thailand By Train: Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai - Thailand Travel Guide for Kanchanaburi
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-18): Three Pagodas Pass (22) The Three Pagodas Pass forms the borderline between the Siam Kingdom at Kanchanaburi Province and Burma at Tavoy. The pass is named after the three pagodas standing there side by side, one on Thai boundary, the other two on the borderline and within the Burmese boundary respectively. [...] For centuries, the Burmese troops entered Siam through the Three Pagodas Pass to make wars with Ayutthaya.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-10-23): Three Pagodas Pass (Thai: ด่านเจดีย์สามองค์ Darn Chedi Sam Ong) is on the Thai-Myanmar border but accessible to foreigners only from the Thai side. It is located between Sangkhlaburi in Thailand and Payathonzu in Myanmar. [...] From Myanmar: the nearest town is Payathonzu, however foreigners can only get there using the border crossing from Thailand. As of 24th December 2014, the border crossing at Three Pagodas Pass is open to Thai citizens but NOT open to foreigners. [...] Since 2007 the Thai-Myanmar border at the Three Pagodas Pass is closed for foreigners. The information below is only useful when autorities decide to re-open the border.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Three Pagodas Pass - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting About Three Pagodas Pass Three Pagodas Pass is on the Thai-Myanmar border but accessible to foreigners only from the Thai side. It is located between Sangkhlaburi in Thailand and Payathonzu in Myanmar. It s was for centuries along the main land route between India and South East Asia. The strategic location was last exploited by the Japanese during World War II, who used POW labor to build the infamous Death Railway to ferry supplies across.Address : Three Pagodas Pass, Nong Lu, Myanmar (Burma)
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-01-01): The Three Pagoda Pass forms the border between Thailand and Burma. This pass links Sangkhlaburi town in Thailand and Payathonsu town in Myanmar. It is approximately 1,000 ft high, and there are three small stupas that were built as a symbol of peace. Tourists can obtain a one-day visa to visit Payathonsu via this pass. It is only accessible to foreigners from the Thai side.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-01-01): Three Pagodas Pass is a landmark to indicate the border between Thailand – Burma, in Tanowsri mountain range. As its name indicates, there are three small pagodas located here to be the sign of the end area of the country. A number of visitors come here not because these three pagodas are so beautiful or something outstanding, but they actually come here for the market in this area and to visit to Burma for a day trip. This location is on the end of western Thailand, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi. Three Pagodas Pass is far from Kanchanaburi city for approximately 215 kilometers. The three pagodas have unique characteristics as follow: white color, octagonal base, round body with the shape top. In the past, there are no pagodas here at first, but instead, three stone piles ware places here by locals, according to the belief of good thing will happen in their life before visiting Burma. Until in 1929, three pagodas were built by the order of Phra Sri Suwankeeree, the city ruler of Sangklaburi. [...] To go to this place, visitors can take a VIP Bus or mini bus from Kanchanaburi bus terminal in the city. Those who come from Bangkok can also take a first class bus (Bangkok – Three Pagodas Pass) from Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit), 5 AM or 6 AM.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2013-06-09): This is a translation of the only known detailed account of the building of the notorious 262-mile-long Thai-Burma Railway by one of the Japanese professional engineers who was involved in its construction. The author, Yoshihiko Futamatsu, provides an invaluable new source of historical and technical reference that complements the existing large body of literature in English on this subject. Futamatsu''s memoir also includes wide-ranging reflections on the course and conduct of ''his'' war as well as his engineering and army experiences. The Thai-Burma Railway took eighteen months to build and cost the lives of some 90,000 people (mostly British, Australian, Dutch and American POWs, as well as great numbers of local labourers) out of a total of over 200,000, including some 12-15,000 Japanese who were engaged in the enterprise. The 'Three Pagodas Pass' was located at the Thai-Burma frontier. Across the Three Pagodas Pass is edited and introduced by Peter N. Davies who provides the back story to the publication of this book and the key people involved. This is followed by translator Ewart Escritt's original introduction to his translation of Futamatsu''s memoir which also includes a detailed account of his own POW experiences as well as his reflections on the war and its outcomes. Many contemporary original drawings, maps and photographs appear in the plate section.
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2013-06-09): Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2022 - Frontmatter - Dedication - Contents - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - Across the Three Pagodas Pass - Translator’s Acknowledgements - Preface - Chapter 1 Departure for the Front - Chapter 2 In Indo-China - Chapter 3 Opening of Hostilities - Chapter 4 The River Krian - Chapter 5 The Malayan Campaign - Chapter 6 The Fall of Singapore - Chapter 7 Surrender - Chapter 8 Shōnan: Light of the South - Chapter 9 The Thai-Burma Railway - Chapter 10 Preparing Construction - Chapter 11 Banpong - Chapter 12 Prisoners-of-War - Chapter 13 Constructing the Railway - Chapter 14 Thailand - Chapter 15 The River Kwae Noi - Chapter 16 The Mae Khlaung Bridge - Chapter 17 Kanchanaburi - Chapter 18 The Jungle - Chapter 19 From Bangkok to Singapore - Chapter 20 Rush Construction - Chapter 21 The Base at Wanyai - Chapter 22 The Labour Force - Chapter 23 Survey Unit - Chapter 24 Test Run - Chapter 25 Bridge-Building and Shifting Earth - Chapter 26 The Rainy Season: The Monsoon - Chapter 27 Kinsaiyok - Chapter 28 Diseases and Epidemics - Chapter 29 Cattle Drive - Chapter [...] - Type - Chapter - Information - Across the Three Pagodas PassThe Story of the Thai-Burma Railway, pp. 45 - 50Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2013
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2013-06-09): Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2022 - Frontmatter - Dedication - Contents - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - Across the Three Pagodas Pass - Translator’s Acknowledgements - Preface - Chapter 1 Departure for the Front - Chapter 2 In Indo-China - Chapter 3 Opening of Hostilities - Chapter 4 The River Krian - Chapter 5 The Malayan Campaign - Chapter 6 The Fall of Singapore - Chapter 7 Surrender - Chapter 8 Shōnan: Light of the South - Chapter 9 The Thai-Burma Railway - Chapter 10 Preparing Construction - Chapter 11 Banpong - Chapter 12 Prisoners-of-War - Chapter 13 Constructing the Railway - Chapter 14 Thailand - Chapter 15 The River Kwae Noi - Chapter 16 The Mae Khlaung Bridge - Chapter 17 Kanchanaburi - Chapter 18 The Jungle - Chapter 19 From Bangkok to Singapore - Chapter 20 Rush Construction - Chapter 21 The Base at Wanyai - Chapter 22 The Labour Force - Chapter 23 Survey Unit - Chapter 24 Test Run - Chapter 25 Bridge-Building and Shifting Earth - Chapter 26 The Rainy Season: The Monsoon - Chapter 27 Kinsaiyok - Chapter 28 Diseases and Epidemics - Chapter 29 Cattle Drive - Chapter [...] - Type - Chapter - Information - Across the Three Pagodas PassThe Story of the Thai-Burma Railway, pp. 82 - 85Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2013
Claim: Three Pagodas Pass is a territory of Thailand (Three Pagodas Pass, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-01-01): The Three Pagodas Pass, a historical site nestled on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, holds immense significance in the region's history. Originally a trading route between the two countries, the pass gained notoriety during World War II as a strategic location for the infamous Death Railway, a railway line built by Allied prisoners of war under harsh conditions. Today, the Three Pagodas Pass stands as a poignant reminder of the past, offering visitors a glimpse into its rich history, cultural heritage, and natural beauty. [...] The Three Pagodas Pass holds immense historical significance as a strategic trade route and a site of intense warfare. In the past, the pass served as a vital connection between Burma and Thailand, facilitating the exchange of goods and cultural influences. However, its strategic location also made it a focal point of conflict between various kingdoms and empires. [...] The Three Pagodas, also known as "Phra Chedi Sam Ong" in Thai, stand as testaments to the rich history and cultural heritage of the Three Pagodas Pass. These iconic structures exhibit an intriguing blend of architectural styles, showcasing Mon, Burmese, and Thai influences. Each pagoda features a distinctive bell-shaped stupa adorned with intricate carvings and moldings.