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18-607: Mae Sot lies 492 km north-northwest of Bangkok. Mae Sot is where the Asian Highway AH1 links Thailand and Myanmar. It is one of only three transnational roads and cross-border points across the Tenasserim Hills to Myanmar, along with Three Pagodas Pass and Phu Nam Ron . The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge crossing the Moei River was constructed in 1997 completing the link between the two countries. As

36-482: A five-year term but can then apply for reelection. The same is true for the office of kamnan ( กำนัน ) or 'sub-district headman' at the next higher tambon (sub-district) level. Communities ( ชุมชน ) or neighborhoods that are part of a town or city ( thesaban mueang and thesaban nakhon ) have no equivalent to village headmen, but may be organized into community associations having advisory committees. Muban (or more fully muban chat san , หมู่บ้านจัดสรร ),

54-672: A gateway city, Mae Sot has its own domestic airport . Some airlines such as Phuket Air have cancelled their flights between Bangkok and Mae Sot. India's foreign minister met with Myanmar's construction minister in Delhi on 22 February 2012, and spoke about opening a highway between Moreh, India , and the Myanmar-Thai border near Mae Sot. Trade with Myanmar constitutes the largest portion of Mae Sot's economy. It has an established market for commodities such as wholesale gems and teak, as well as merchants selling bootlegged products. Most of

72-406: Is about 6.84 km (2.64 sq mi), and its average population is also very small, at only 932 people. Muban may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such, it may be shortened to ban . Mu ban may also function as two words, i.e., หมู่ 'group' (of) บ้าน 'homes' . Such village names are not part of a household address, unless Ban is retained as part of

90-530: Is the longest east-west route of the Asian Highway Network , running 20,557 km (12,774 mi) from Tokyo, Japan via Korea , China , Southeast Asia , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul where it joins end-on with European route E80 , running all the way to Lisbon , Portugal . The 1200-kilometre section in Japan

108-459: Is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand . Usually translated as ' village ' and sometimes as ' hamlet ', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). As of 2008 , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. The average land area of villages in Thailand is very small, its average area

126-655: Is unclear, but estimates say that over 100,000 exist in addition to the 106,000 already recorded in the official census. In recent years the ongoing refugee situation has prompted NGOs and international aid agencies to establish programmes in the town and surrounding area. One of the most notable organizations is the Mae Tao Clinic , just outside the west of town. It was established by the Burmese/Karen Dr Cynthia Maung to offer free medical services to Burmese who do not qualify for treatment at

144-598: The E-road network from the border station at Gürbulak in Turkey to Istanbul followed by E80 highways to Kapitan Andreevo/Kapıkule , Sofia , Niš , Pristina , Dubrovnik , Pescara , Rome , Genoa , Nice , Toulouse , Burgos , Valladolid , Salamanca and finally Lisbon on the Atlantic Ocean. Muban Muban ( Thai : หมู่บ้าน ; RTGS :  mu ban , pronounced [mùː bâːn] )

162-571: The Mae Sot Hospital. The centre is funded independently and is supported by teams of volunteers. The Mae Sot region has around 70 migrant schools that started spontaneously to meet the needs of the 30,000 children who have crossed the border with their parents from Myanmar. The students are a mix of refugees and economic migrants. Of this number only 7,000 currently attend school. The schools range in size from 20 to over 650 students ( Hsa Thoo Lei School ). These schools receive no support from

180-590: The Thai government and rely solely on their resourcefulness and international support. Serious human rights abuses have been reported here and in the province, whereby local Thai police collude with local business and mafia in trafficking Burmese slave labour, after decades of massive refugee camps accumulating on the Thai side of the border. The district ( amphoe ) Mae Sot is divided into 10 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 86 villages ( mubans ). The city ( thesaban nakhon ) Mae Sot covers

198-592: The district's economy until halted due to environmental impacts in three tambons: Phra That Pha Daeng, Mae Tao, and Mae Ku. In early-2015 the government announced the creation of the Tak Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The SEZ, first proposed in 2004, is projected to occupy a total of 2,182 rai of forest land and public areas in tambon Tha Sai Luat. About 800 rai will be managed by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and

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216-521: The population of the village and then appointed by the Ministry of the Interior . The headman has two assistants, one for governmental affairs and one for security affairs. There also may be a village committee with elected members from the village, serving as an advisory body for a village. Originally the village headman, once elected, was in office until reaching retirement age. They now only serve for

234-636: The province is a centre of border trade with Myanmar, which also connects to the Indian market. Mae Sot contributed 64 billion baht in exports in the 2015 fiscal year, a 14.8 percent increase from 2014. The SEZ will be powered by the proposed Hat Gyi Dam on the Salween River which is projected to supply about 1,500 megawatts to Thailand. The town has a substantial population of Burmese refugees and economic migrants. The exact number of Burmese in Mae Sot

252-547: The rest by the treasury department. The government will create an industrial estate and invite companies to site factories there. Ninety-seven families who occupy land which the government intends to allocate to the SEZ—only a few of whom have land documents—will have to relocate. They are likely to be paid about 7,000-12,000 baht per rai in compensation. There have been several attempts by previous governments to develop an SEZ in Tak as

270-464: The toponym when such a settlement is upgraded—e.g., a household in Ban Dan would be addressed as Ban No.__ Mu No.__, Ban Dan Sub-district, Ban Dan District , Buriram; or #/# T[ ambon ] Ban Dan, A[ mphoe ] Ban Dan, Buriram 31000. Each such mu or group is led by a headman, usually called a village headman or village chief ( Thai : ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน ; RTGS :  phu yai ban ), who is elected by

288-514: The town's industries are supported by Burmese migrants who work in sweatshops and factories throughout the region. The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge is the primary gateway for trade with Myanmar. The border region, several kilometres west from central Mae Sot, includes the Rim Moei Market that deals in imported goods and woodwork. The town is a hub of black markets in smuggling, human trafficking, and narcotics. Zinc mining contributed to

306-456: The whole tambon Mae Sot. Tha Sai Luat and Mae Ku are sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO). There are plans to create a new province centered in Mae Sot, covering the five border districts of Tak Province. Additionally the town is planned to be converted into a metropolis, covering tambons Mae Sot, Mae Pa, and Tha Sai Luat. AH1 Asian Highway 1 ( AH1 )

324-810: Was added to the system in November 2003. It runs along the following tolled expressways : From Fukuoka, the Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel has been proposed to provide a fixed crossing. The section in South Korea mainly follows the Gyeongbu Expressway . The Highway Boundary of South and North Korea. In future, will become part of AH1 instead of the current National Highway 1 and National Highway 22. The route AH1 links to [REDACTED] E80 in Turkey. The E80 continues in

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