Singkhon Pass ( Thai : ด่านสิงขร ), also referred to as Sing Khon and as Maw Daung after the name of the Burmese town west of the border, is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar , at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft). The pass is close to the narrowest point of Thailand in Khlong Wan (คลองวาฬ) subdistrict, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan District , Prachuap Khiri Khan Province .
3-620: Mergui Road was a transit route in the area of the Singkhon Pass between Burma and Thailand , built and used during World War II by Imperial Japan . The road connected Prachuap Khiri Khan to Mergui via Tenasserim on the Burmese south coast. It was hastily constructed under supervision of the Japanese army as a means of retreat in 1945, as British and American forces advanced and rail lines were severed by bombing. Mergui Road
6-426: The west of its junction with Thailand Route 41 , was formerly closed, but was informally opened since May 2013 as a result of bilateral agreements. The road on the Burmese side leads to Myeik – via Mawdaung and Tanintharyi – and has been recently been repaired. Singkhon Pass has been upgraded since late-2014 with improved public utilities, urban planning, and landscaping. The official inauguration ceremony of
9-578: Was built by romusha Asian laborers and some Allied prisoners of war under brutal slave labor conditions. This Burmese history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Singkhon Pass Singkhon pass was important during the wars between Siam and the Burmese , and also during World War II , when the Mergui Road was constructed by the Japanese invaders . The pass, on Thai Hwy 1039, about 14 km (8.7 mi) to
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