For Myanmar nationals, the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge spanning the Moei river has offered a crucial link for more than two decades. Every day, people cross from Myanmar’s Myawaddy township into Thailand’s Mae Sot for work, school, trade and healthcare.
The bridge and its adjoining Asia Highway has been regularly impacted by the situation in Myanmar ever since it opened in 1997. When battles between the Myanmar military and the Karen National Liberation Army near the border, the bridge sometimes closes. Last January, the bridge reopened after three years of Covid-related closures…
