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Thahtay Kyun

Coordinates: 9°56′46″N 98°31′53″E / 9.94611°N 98.53139°E / 9.94611; 98.53139
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Thahtay Kyun is located in Myanmar
Thahtay Kyun
Thahtay Kyun
Location of Thahtay Kyun in Burma

Thahtay Island (Burmese: သူဌေးကျွန်း), also known as Thahtay Kyun and Son Island,[1] is a small Burmese island within the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea. The island is directly adjacent to Ranong, a city in the south of Thailand and to Kawthaung (formerly Victoria Point). The island has been given by the Burmese government on a long term concession to a Thailand-based VES Group for development as a tourism. Andaman Club is a five star casino club on the island but closed in 2024.[2] And they also operated a golf course, but abandoned it in the early 2000s.

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  1. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Five-Star Casino Resort on Myanmar Tropical Island Runs Out of Luck". The Irrawaddy. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2025-06-28.

9°56′46″N 98°31′53″E / 9.94611°N 98.53139°E / 9.94611; 98.53139

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