"The long-awaited bus service to cross the India-Myanmar border through India’s northeastern state of Manipur is set to operate from April. The 579-km service between Mandalay and Imphal, the capital of Manipur, will be the first bus link after 17 years of planning and government talks as part of India’s Look East policy. Shwe Mandalar Express Co., Ltd, a bus line in Myanmar, and Seven Sisters Holidays Co., Ltd in India signed a memorandum of understanding at the Indian Consulate in Mandalay on Feb. 14. “We’ve discussed this since 2018 with many delays because of the bilateral negotiations,” U Nay Lin Oo, the managing director of Shwe Mandalar, told The Irrawaddy. The bus is expected to run once a week with 27-seater buses passing through Monywa, Gangaw, Kalay and Tamu in Sagaing Region. Passengers will have to complete border checks at the Moreh checkpoint..."