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Singkhon Pass〔(Singkhon Checkpoint to Open this Year )〕 ((タイ語:ด่านสิงขร)), also referred to as Sing Khon〔(Road sign on Thailand Route 41 near Dan Sing Khon )〕 and as Maw Daung after the name of the Burmese town west of the border,〔(Maw-daung Pass )〕 is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, at an elevation of . The pass is close to the narrowest point of Thailand in Khlong Wan (คลองวาฬ) subdistrict, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. == History == The Singkhon pass was important in history during the wars between Siam and the Burmese, and also more recently during World War II, at the time of the Japanese invasion. This pass on Thai road 1039, about 14 km to the west of its junction with Thailand Route 41, was formerly closed, but was informally opened since May 2013〔(Dan Sing Khon border crossing upgrade under way )〕 as a result of bi-lateral agreements.〔(Singkhon – Permanent Checkpoint to Open in December )〕 The road on the Burmese side leads to Myeik - via Mawdaung and Tanintharyi - and has been recently been repaired.〔(Permanent Thai-Myanmar checkpoint officially opens in Prachuap Khiri Khan )〕 Singkhon Pass has been upgraded since late 2014 with development in the areas of infrastructure, public utilities, urban planning and landscaping.〔(NNT - Prachuap Khiri Khan to upgrade Sing Khon border crossing )〕 The official inauguration ceremony of the border crossing took place on 23 May 2015 with a crowd of about 2000 from both sides of the border attending the event.〔(NNT - ชาวไทยและเมียนมากว่า 2,000 คนร่วมพิธีเฉลิมฉลองการเปิดจุดผ่อนปรนพิเศษด่านสิงขรอย่างยิ่งใหญ่ เปิดประตูการค้าชายแดนอาเซียน )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Singkhon Pass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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