Moei River

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News: Promises of data-entry jobs draw young men from Gujarat across the Moei river into Myanmar’s alleged cyber-fraud compounds.

About Moei River

Moei River
Source – ResearchGate
  • Source: It emerges from the eastern slopes of the Tenasserim Hills in Myanmar.
  • In Burmese, it is called “Tong Yin River”.
  • It is the natural border of Thailand and Myanmar.
  • Length: The River is 327 km
  • Merges into: It is a tributary of the Salween River.
  • Tributary: The Yuan River joins its left bank only 7 km before its confluence with the Salween River.
  • Unlike most rivers in Thailand, it flows north in NW direction.
  • Key Towns: Mae Sot (Thailand) and Myawaddy (Myanmar) are major towns along its banks.
  • In News: It’s a recent focal point for illicit activities like cyber-fraud and human trafficking, with people crossing it to escape or get involved in scams in border towns like Mae Sot (Thailand) and Myawaddy (Myanmar).
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