"Three Pagoda Pass border closes with unlimited time agreed by both countries? authorities and the border close makes big impact to border trading, according to border based traders. ?Because our Thai customers informed us that the Thai authorities plan to close the border for one year period and so that we prepared to carry our furniture products to Thai territory?s markets. But while we were preparing to carry them, the Thai authorities closed the border at about 4:00 PM,” said Mr. U Soe Than, a furniture factory owner in Burmese side..."