Border trade in Mae Sot hit hard by fighting in Myanmar’s Myawaddy

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Border trade in Mae Sot hit hard by fighting in Myanmar’s Myawaddy

The Rim Moei market near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district of Tak, which is usually packed with shoppers and tourists, especially during weekends, has been eerily quiet since the flare-up in fighting between junta and rebel forces last week. Many shops in the market have closed due to the lack of customers. Thanatporn Phakham, a trader in the market, said that the current situation is worse than the post-COVID pandemic period, when cus…