Myeik (, or ; , ; , , ; formerly
Mergui) is a city in
Tanintharyi Region in
Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of an island on the
Andaman Sea. the estimated population was over 209,000. The area inland from the city is a major
smuggling corridor into
Thailand. The
Singkhon Pass, also known as the Maw-daung Pass, has an international cross-border checkpoint.