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Thai-Myanmar border
As seen from Tachileik, the Myanmar border town. The border is open daily between 6.00am and 6.00pm Myanmar Time (between 6.30am and 6.30pm Thai Time). The entrance on the right side of the road leads to Thailand and the exit on the left side welcomes visitors to Myanmar. In the last hour before the border closes, one can see the contrast between those going back to Thailand and those coming in to Myanmar – the more affluent Thais have just finished their shopping trip to the nearby ‘Tha Lot’ market, holding shopping bags filled with their purchases; Myanmars have just closed up their hawking trolleys or have finished working in the various shops in Mae Sai.
Thai-Myanmar border
As seen from Tachileik, the Myanmar border town. The border is open daily between 6.00am and 6.00pm Myanmar Time (between 6.30am and 6.30pm Thai Time). The entrance on the right side of the road leads to Thailand and the exit on the left side welcomes visitors to Myanmar. In the last hour before the border closes, one can see the contrast between those going back to Thailand and those coming in to Myanmar – the more affluent Thais have just finished their shopping trip to the nearby ‘Tha Lot’ market, holding shopping bags filled with their purchases; Myanmars have just closed up their hawking trolleys or have finished working in the various shops in Mae Sai.