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 .
3-569: 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 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
6-546: Is currently also being developed as a tourist attraction with new shops opening in the area by the road on the Thai side. It is also a place whereby traffic from one side of the road must change over to drive on the opposite side of the road. Burmese%E2%80%93Siamese wars The Burmese–Siamese wars also known as the Yodian wars ( Burmese : ယိုးဒယားစစ်ပွဲများ ), were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from
9-420: 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 the border crossing took place on 23 May 2015 with a crowd of about 2000 from both sides of the border attending the event. The Singkhon Pass border checkpoint
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