According to locals, the junta has closed the Asian Highway 1 (AH1) Road linking the two townships, as well as several connecting village roads, severely disrupting transportation and the movement of goods. Since April last year, amid fierce clashes and heightened military tensions in the area, the junta has shut down the AH1 section connecting Hpa-An and the Thai border town of Myawaddy. It has also blocked widely used inter-village roads linki…
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