Thahtay Kyun Island on Burmese territory

Thahtay Kyun Island on Burmese territory

Thahtay Kyun Island, also known as Son Island, is a small Burmese island within the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea.
The island is directly adjacent to Ranong on Thai territory, a city in the south of Thailand and to Kawthaung.
This island has been given by the Burmese Government on a long term concession to a Thailand based VES Group for development as a tourism and a gambling den for thousands of addicted Thai money squanderer.
(In Thailand gambling is illegal, so thousands of Thai citizens escape out every day for gambling and to loose their money.)
Andaman Club is a five star casino cum golf resort now operating on the island.
The owner of the casino, Thai businessmen made a deal with the Myanmar authorities to get the island on long term lease, built a excellent beach resort with a casino and make a lot of money.