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AP-Myanmar Border Closure Hurts Tha



Subject: Re: AP-Myanmar Border Closure Hurts Thais

At a million $ a day, the Thais wont have any problem renegotiating that
62$M fine for Yadana gas. 

TIN KYI wrote:
> 
> Monday October 11 8:12 AM ET
> Myanmar Border Closure Hurts Thais
> 
> BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Myanmar's closure of its border with Thailand has
> shut down bustling trade and is costing Thai fishermen who operate in
> Myanmar waters more than $1 million a day, officials said Monday.
> 
> More than 400 Thai fishing vessels have already returned to port, leaving
> thousands jobless, and an uncertain number of other vessels are stranded in
> Myanmar waters, said Sutha Theareephat, the head of the provincial fishery
> department at the southern port of Ranong.
> 
> Fishing operators and related businesses in Ranong have been losing some
> $1.1 million a day, he said.
> 
> A Myanmar government spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said
> Monday that all crossing points had been closed temporarily for security
> reasons. The source would not say when they would be reopened.
> 
> Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said Thailand was seeking talks with
> Myanmar but warned that Thailand would seek alternative sites to fish in
> Indonesian and Malaysian waters if Myanmar did not open up its waters again
> to Thai boats.
> 
> Yangon unilaterally closed its land and sea borders with Thailand last week
> after five armed dissidents stormed the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok. Thailand
> gave the rebels safe passage to the Thai-Myanmar border in return for the
> safe release of all 38 hostages.