Mywaddy

Myawaddy () is a toun in sooth-eastren Myanmar in Kayin State close tae the border wi Thailand. Separatit frae the Thai border toun o Mae Sot bi the Moei River, the toun is maist important tradin point atween Myanmar an Thailand.

On 6 August 2010, a bomb explodit in the parkin lot o a crowdit market in Myawaddy, killin twa men an seriously injurin fower ithers.


Economy
The border-crossin is a major route for the export o Burma's gems,Chien, Choo Tse (2004) "Border Areas & Into Burma Photo Gallery" at pbase.com, archived here on 9 Februar 2005 bi Internet Archive mony o which hae their provenance chynged ance athort the border.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

References

Freemit airtins
"Myawadi Map — Satellite Images of Myawadi" at Maplandia
"Myawaddy Photos: Pictures of Myawaddy, Myanmar" , TravelPod



Category:Tounship caipitals o Burma
Category:Populatit places in Kayin State
Category:Tounship o Myanmar

Category:Populatit places in Kayin State
Category:Burma–Thailand border crossins