Is the Kawthoung/Ranong pass passable in August?

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I was in Myanmar in March 2016.

First of all, there is no pass at Kawthoung/Ranong, you take a small boat to cross the Kra Buri inlet/river, it takes 30min or so.

I travelled from Hpa-An, north of Mawlamyine all the way down to Kawthoung, the road is actually pretty good because it was rebuild recently. There were two small constructions sites on the way, but we just had a wait a few minutes. The information about the bad road is outdated, don't believe people who try to sell you tickets for a boats or planes in Kawthoung.

There are buses from Kawthoung up north, but I didn't use any public transport this time, but I've heard it is improving. It still takes some time.

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