Thai Army Orders 7-Day Mae Sot Border Closure After Myanmar Clashes
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On October 30, 2025, Pol. Lt. Gen. Prasarn Henprasert, Commander of the Naresuan Force, issued urgent order No. KorKor 0483/Naresuan 577 from the Naresuan Force headquarters at Wachiraprakan Camp in Mueang Tak district, addressed to the Mae Sot Customs Checkpoint. The order suspends the facilitation of import-export goods through channels other than approved ones.
The directive cites the unstable situation along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district, where continuous clashes have occurred between Myanmar military troops and ethnic minority/anti-junta forces in the Ban Nila Ban area of Myawaddy township, Myawaddy district, Kayin State, Myanmar. In recent days, stray bullets have crossed into Thai territory at Ban Huai Mawong in Maha Wan subdistrict, Mae Sot district, affecting the lives and property of local residents.
To ensure orderly border control, prevent any support from crossing to the Myanmar side that could involve either fighting force, and guarantee the safety of people's lives and property, the Naresuan Force and local security units have requested the Mae Sot Customs Checkpoint to halt the facilitation of import-export through unauthorized channels. The closure covers the area south of the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 1 crossing the Moei River in Mae Sot district and the area in Phop Phra district, Tak province, for a period of seven days from October 30 to November 5, 2025.
