Phu Nam Ron

Summary

Phu Nam Ron (Thai: พุน้ำร้อน) is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, at an elevation of 350 metres (1,150 ft). The border checkpoint on the Thai side is in Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province.

Phu Nam Ron
พุน้ำร้อน
Htee Kee
Phu Nam Ron พุน้ำร้อน is located in Thailand
Phu Nam Ron พุน้ำร้อน
Location
Elevation350 m (1,148 ft)[1]
LocationMyanmarThailand border
RangeTenasserim Hills
Coordinates13°53′39″N 99°4′55″E / 13.89417°N 99.08194°E / 13.89417; 99.08194

Border posts edit

Htee Khee is the name of the new town in the Tanintharyi Region on the Myanmar side of the border which is currently being developed.[2] The Phu Nam Ron pass is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei deepwater port project goes ahead, which includes a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.[3]

The road on the Burmese side leads to Dawei via Sinbyudaing and Myitta; it has been recently been upgraded.[4]

 
Road control post before the border
 
Phu Nam Ron border post

References edit

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Arriving and departing from Myanmar (Burma) over land
  3. ^ "Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. ^ Crossing the border from Kanchanaburi (Thailand) to Dawei (Myanmar/Burma)

External links edit

  • Karen News - Border crossing goes legal