Popular Post sirwilly Posted July 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 The border run via Mae Sai and Tachileik Is CLOSED to Forigners I was there Yesterday at 12.45 July 5th and was informed it was closed by the Tachileik Immigration at 15. 45 on 4th July and MAY open again in about two weeks time no reason given they diected me to Loa border crossing . So please check with the Mae Sai Immigration before a long trip .. 3 4 3 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chalawaan Posted July 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, sirwilly said: The border run via Mae Sai and Tachileik Is CLOSED to Forigners I was there Yesterday at 12.45 July 5th and was informed it was closed by the Tachileik Immigration at 15. 45 on 4th July and MAY open again in about two weeks time no reason given they diected me to Loa border crossing . So please check with the Mae Sai Immigration before a long trip .. Most western governments travel advisory emails are advising against all but essential travel to Myanmar. People think a pack of thugs in a truck can't snatch them for ransom, and possibly execution after years as a hostage? Look up what has gone on in the Southern Philippines. Or if you think that's just Islamic terrorism, consider the poor devils out pleasure sailing, captured by the Cambodian Navy in the pol pot era. They ended up tortured to death on a bedframe in Teol Sleng. 1 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nikmar Posted July 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 27 minutes ago, chalawaan said: Or if you think that's just Islamic terrorism, consider the poor devils out pleasure sailing, captured by the Cambodian Navy in the pol pot era. They ended up tortured to death on a bedframe in Teol Sleng. ive just googled this, as i ve visited the Killing Fields and s-21 but had never heard this. Absolute nighmare. Possible burnt alive! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Oh this is unfortunate news for me. Was due up there in 10 days time. So no reason given...something must have prompted it. Then again, perhaps General So & So woke up on the wrong side of the bed and just said, " %uck it, close the damn gate." Thanks much for the heads up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted July 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 17 minutes ago, bamboozled said: no reason given war, anarchy or whatever you want to call it 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, novacova said: 16 minutes ago, novacova said: war, anarchy or whatever you want to call it Yeah, but what's different on July 4 from July 3? Don't they want my 10 bucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chalawaan Posted July 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, novacova said: war, anarchy or whatever you want to call it Yeah, there's a full blown civil war going on, anarchy and lawlessness, fighter bomber strikes on border towns, Chinese Casino Gangsters with their own electricity grid, and slave-scammer boiler rooms operating, and likely lads are giving it: "The border's closed, I wonder why?" ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2023 Hmmmm.I was just there last week on the 29th......took the green bus from Cm and spend the night on the 28th and did the jump on the 29th.....I walked 2 miles from my hostel on the 28th as google maps said it was open until 9pm.....nope 630am-630pm....per the night guard and signs Was prob one of the quickest and easiest runs in memory....tons of cars trying to get in -out so no kids begging on the bridge....burmese side was happy to see me and take my $10 usd and stamped me before i could sit down and chat with them.....back across to LOS and the usual TM6 form (entry card)...Immig on thai side was even friendly!!! ....scanned my backpack and done! walked to the bus as i had time to kill...nice folks up there in mae sai....odd to hear they shut it down albeit hopefully a temp move as I will need to go back for #2 in 2 months....... Sidenote the green bus has really gone to h*ll..water dripping on my from AC and the lady was trying to tape it up for me...lol.....dirty windows with sticker glue all over so could barely see out window for 5 hr haul....I even got the VIP big seats....total cost up n back VIP AC...800 R/T..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 21 hours ago, bamboozled said: Oh this is unfortunate news for me. Was due up there in 10 days time. So no reason given...something must have prompted it. Then again, perhaps General So & So woke up on the wrong side of the bed and just said, " %uck it, close the damn gate." Thanks much for the heads up. OOOO i was there last week on the 29th and I did snap a pic of a burmese soldier with a rifle... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 20 hours ago, novacova said: war, anarchy or whatever you want to call it ran out of fake cigarettes to sell???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I'm waiting patiently for any good news saying it's open again. Before the 17th, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, bamboozled said: I'm waiting patiently for any good news saying it's open again. Before the 17th, please. there was a thread here about an alternate border close by mae sai if u can find it something about a boat across a small river in that region 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: there was a thread here about an alternate border close by mae sai if u can find it something about a boat across a small river in that region There is the Friendship bridge from Chang Kong to Huay Xai in Laos. That will work, too, it's just a bit more hassle than Mae Sai as you need an official visa. Available on arrival but it's more nerve wracking like all visas are, to me, at least. Mae Sai is super easy. And much cheaper but anyway... It's really the ease of it. The Laos crossing, you might not have the correct paper work, photo, face, etc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted July 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2023 37 minutes ago, bamboozled said: Laos crossing, you might not have the correct paper work, photo, face, etc... All is needed is a passport to cross into Huay Xai from what I’ve recently heard, unless something changed. A few extra ฿ will get you in and out in about 45 minutes and on the next bus to Chiangkhong 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaiguy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Did my border bounce there about a month ago (June 8) and I was worried until the last moment that they would close it. But it was business as usual and very smooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post orang37 Posted July 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2023 On 7/6/2023 at 4:45 PM, chalawaan said: People think a pack of thugs in a truck can't snatch them for ransom, and possibly execution after years as a hostage? Until you post proof this happened in Tachilek recently, i can easily not think that. 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 23 hours ago, bamboozled said: There is the Friendship bridge from Chang Kong to Huay Xai in Laos. That will work, too, it's just a bit more hassle than Mae Sai as you need an official visa. Available on arrival but it's more nerve wracking like all visas are, to me, at least. Mae Sai is super easy. And much cheaper but anyway... It's really the ease of it. The Laos crossing, you might not have the correct paper work, photo, face, etc... agreed on all counts i why i sure feel lucky i made it under the wire as I would have lost my mind if I sat in a bus for 5 hrs and found out it was closed to turn around and come back and have to scramble to go to Laos which is even worse.....I just hope they open it back up....I mean for crossing a simple bridge to do this makes no sense to me why they would close this off..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 9 hours ago, orang37 said: Until you post proof this happened in Tachilek recently, i can easily not think that. Well I was there on the 29th and I DID see a burmese guard under the bridge with a assault rifle gave me a bit of pause.....as not used to seeing that ever in the past border hops.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 14 hours ago, sabaiguy said: Did my border bounce there about a month ago (June ???? and I was worried until the last moment that they would close it. But it was business as usual and very smooth. confirmed did mine june 29th and was maybe the smoothest and fastest...... did notice they have a security guard at night as i walked up there on the 28th to see if they were open until 9pm as google maps says.........denied.....630am-630pm....... heres to hoping they reopen as suggested as I will need to be there in 50 days again for #2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 23 hours ago, novacova said: All is needed is a passport to cross into Huay Xai from what I’ve recently heard, unless something changed. A few extra ฿ will get you in and out in about 45 minutes and on the next bus to Chiangkhong Huh? You didn't get a visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Hmm, how would one find out the official news if open or closed? Googling it doesn't show anything current, not that I found. Is there an official webpage by Myanmar gov. perhaps? Is that expecting, um, a bit too much? I wonder if it was closed by Thailand or by Myanmar. Edited July 8, 2023 by bamboozled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunJam Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, novacova said: All is needed is a passport to cross into Huay Xai from what I’ve recently heard, unless something changed. A few extra ฿ will get you in and out in about 45 minutes and on the next bus to Chiangkhong I did this last November, it was pretty easy and quick. The io took me to cross the border past the line and desk so I didn’t have to wait in line and he told me to wait a half an hour then cross back in to the bus terminal and over the bridge. I think I paid an extra 2000 for the expedited service. Edited July 8, 2023 by khunJam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunJam Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, bamboozled said: Hmm, how would one find out the official news if open or closed? Googling it doesn't show anything current, not that I found. Is there an official webpage by Myanmar gov. perhaps? Is that expecting, um, a bit too much? Good luck finding any information on the internet. Never been able to find info other than on a visa run company fb page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, khunJam said: Good luck finding any information on the internet. Never been able to find info other than on a visa run company fb page I was thinking if it was Thailand to close it perhaps they would have noted that somewhere on a gov. website. Hopefully, some boots on the ground will check in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I just found this. They say perhaps reopening in a week (from July 3). Hope so! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, bamboozled said: Huh? You didn't get a visa? Duh..huh…not for you but for everyone else yes of course. Why would anyone ask such a silly question. And no I didn’t get a visa because I didn’t go, an acquaintance did as easily it is to decipher in my previous post ???????? Edited July 8, 2023 by novacova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 22 hours ago, bamboozled said: I just found this. They say perhaps reopening in a week (from July 3). Hope so! nice they would know i guess!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK24 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) According to the thai news: There's some serious fighting going on the other side. Serious enough that there is about 5100+ refugees just crossed illegally to Mae Hongson area, and we're expecting more in up coming days according to the thai army. Edited July 11, 2023 by BKK24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 hours ago, BKK24 said: According to the thai news: There's some serious fighting going on the other side. Serious enough that there is about 5100+ refugees just crossed illegally to Mae Hongson area, and we're expecting more in up coming days according to the thai army. There is often serious fighting, or massacres by the Tatmadaw, in Myanmar. I thought things were reasonably quiet in the MaeSai area now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK24 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, heybruce said: There is often serious fighting, or massacres by the Tatmadaw, in Myanmar. I thought things were reasonably quiet in the MaeSai area now. It's happening in Khun Yuam district of Mae Hong Son. This's where those 5100+ refugees are crossing over. The Thai might have closed the Mae Sai crossing as pre-caution, just in case more refugees want to cross here too. Edited July 12, 2023 by BKK24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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