Homein (
Burmese
Burmese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia
* Burmese people
* Burmese language
* Burmese alphabet
* Burmese cuisine
* Burmese culture
Animals
* Burmese cat
* Burmese chicken
* Burmese (hor ...
: ဟိုမိန်းမြို့,
MLCTS
The Myanmar Language Commission Transcription System (1980), also known as the MLC Transcription System (MLCTS), is a transliteration system for rendering Burmese in the Latin alphabet. It is loosely based on the common system for romanization of ...
: ''hui.min.mrui'') also known as Homong, Homöng, Ho Mong and Wān Ho-möng,
is a village in
Langkho Township
Langhko Township or Langkho Township is a township of Langhko District in the Shan State of Burma.
Geography
Most of the area is characterized by the forest-covered mountains of the Shan Hills which reach a height of at Loi Lan, a mountain risin ...
,
Langkho District
Langhko District, also Langkho District, is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns in 2010.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Langhko Township
*Mong Nai Township
*Mawkmai Township
*Mong Pan Town ...
, southern
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
(Burma).
Geography
Though there are no legal crossings, Homein lies in a porous mountainous area, 15 km northeast of
Loi Lan
Loi Lan is a mountain of the Shan Hills. It is located in Shan State, Burma, 75 km to the south of Langhko.GoogleEarth
Geography
Loi Lan, meaning "Bald Hill" in the Shan language, is part of a massif with multiple peaks located near the borde ...
mountain and 5.7 km west from the border with
Mae Hong Son Province
Mae Hong Son province ( Burmese: မဲဟောင်ဆောင်; th, แม่ฮ่องสอน, ; Northern Thai: ; Shan: ; formerly called ''Mae Rong Son''), also spelled ''Maehongson'', ''Mae Hong Sorn'' or ''Maehongsorn'', is one of ...
of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
The
Salween River to the immediate north isolates this region somewhat from the rest of the nation, a road (dubious quality) connects from
Langkho
Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay is a town and seat of Langkho Township and Langkho District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located east of Wān Long. It is served by Langhko Airport and is accessed along the National Road 45. A bridge ...
to onward points.
History
Owing to its location east of the
Salween
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
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, image_size =
, image_caption = Salween River in Shan State, Myanmar
, map ...
and the lack of adequate roads this village was of difficult access for the operations of the
Tatmadaw
Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include th ...
. Beginning in 1985 it served as the headquarters of different Shan insurgent groups,
such as the
Mong Tai Army —until 1996 when this group ceased operations, the
Shan State National Army
The Shan State National Army ( my, ရှမ်းပြည် အမျိုးသား တပ်မတော်; Abbreviation, abbreviated SSNA) was a Shan nationalist Insurgency, insurgent group that fought against the then ruling State Pea ...
and the
Shan State Army - South. At that time the village also became a
drug traffic
The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of drug prohibition, prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibitionism, prohibit trade, except under license, ...
hub
where drug kingpin
Khun Sa
Chinese: Chang Chi-fu ()
, other_name = th, จันทร์ จางตระกูล (Chan Changtrakul); Tun Sa; U Htet Aung
, image = Khun Sa (9to12).jpg
, alt =
, caption = Khun Sa at his jungle headquarters ...
found security and carried his deals with impunity.
Further reading
Map - Districts of Shan (South) State
References
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External links
Chronology for Shans in Myanmar (Burma)
Populated places in Shan State
Myanmar–Thailand border