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Thaung Yin trade gate
A Kayin State Border Guard Force operated trade gate in Myawaddy filled with cars and used whitegoods, as seen from the Thai side of the Thaung Yin River. (Frontier)

Junta trade policies spark a smuggling revival at Thai border

The military regime’s attempts to restrict imports and ration foreign currency have boosted illicit border trade at Myawaddy in Kayin State, putting its boasts of a trade surplus into question.

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