Thailand, Myanmar agree on border

Thailand, Myanmar agree on border

BANGKOK (Reuter): Thailand will pay more than $3 million to build a bridge across a border river between it and Myanmar, a Foreign Ministry official said yesterday.

The two countries signed an agreement yesterday in the Myanmarese capital, Yangon, on construction of the bridge across the River Moei between the northwestern Thai town of Mae Sot and the southeastern Myanmarese town of Myawadi.

Thailand will shoulder the construction cost estimated at 80 million baht (US$3.2 million), the official said. Construction is due to begin later this month, he said.