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SHAN STATE – According to people who are traveling, the Junta Council has closed Wan Taping Road, which connects Special Region 4 Mai La and Keng Tung township, from today, November 3rd.
The Junta Council has closed all access to Wan Taping Road, which is a shorter path and easier to travel between Mai La and Keng Tung.
A person running the bus line between Mai La and Keng Tung said that all trucks, passenger cars, and motorcycles are no longer allowed to pass.
“If we go now, we will have to go through the road from the Silu area. I don’t know why it was closed,” he said.
The Wan Taping Road is a road that can go to Mai La City and Keng Tung City in 2 hours. If people have to go from Mai Yang Road, it takes 4.5 to 5 hours.
A local trader said that due to this closure, not only passengers but also the flow of goods will be delayed, and costs will rise. “The cost of transporting goods from China will rise. It will take double in time,” he said.
Wan Taping Road has been closed by the Burmese Terrorist Army since October 2016 for security reasons and was reopened in September 2021 after the military coup.
Since the last week of October, the fighting in northern Shan State has intensified, and the junta army has closed it once again.