Where giants jostle Feb 29, 2008
Down the old Burma Road and through five checkpoints to the town of Lashio, where our travel agent minder left us, the economic invasion by China was apparent all around. Just outside 00004000 Burma's border town of Muse, facing Ruili, long convoys of 10- and 12-wheel trucks rolled into an export-import checking station extending over a kilometre in length. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Trade and Security Trump Democracy in Burma Part I Oct 11, 2007
It mentioned Burmese railheads of Myitkyina and Lashio in the northeast and Irrawaddy River as possible conduits for export of Chinese goods. Hence, interest in protecting those trade routes has, in recent years, led China to upgrade Burma s naval bases and access intelligence collected from Chinese-supplied equipment, without the Chinese Navy having any permanent presence there. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Special United Nations envoy meets with Burma's junta Oct 2, 2007
The town of Lashio, where the conference was held, is 240 miles north of Naypyitaw, the secure, isolated city carved out of the jungle where Than Shwe moved the capital in 2005. UN associate spokesman Farhan Haq earlier said Gambari would urge the junta "to cease the repression of peaceful protest, release detainees, and move more credibly and inclusively in the direction of democratic reform, human rights, and national reconciliation.". (Boston Globe)
Myanmar Leader Stalls U.N. Envoy Meeting Oct 2, 2007
The town of Lashio, where the conference was held, is 240 miles north of Naypyitaw, the secure, isolated city carved out of the jungle where Than Shwe moved the capital in 2005. Gambari was granted an appointment Tuesday to meet with Than Shwe in Naypyitaw, U.N. officials in New York said. (Fox News)
UN envoy meets Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's junta chief Oct 2, 2007
As he waited to meet with the general, Gambari found himself in the town of Lashio, where Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu escorted him to a pro-government rally with tens of thousands of people in attendance Tuesday. Witnesses said many in the crowd were members of ethnic minority groups who could not understand the speeches given in the majority Myanmar language. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Burmese leader to meet UN envoy Oct 2, 2007
Yesterday he travelled further north by Burmese military helicopter to the town of Lashio, in Shan state near the Chinese border, to an obscure government-sponsored workshop. The UN gave scant information about his programme, acknowledging only that he was still "in Burma". (Guardian Unlimited)
UN envoy presses Burmese generals Oct 2, 2007
A former Nigerian foreign minister, Mr Gambari was also taken by Burma's deputy foreign minister to a pro-government rally in the town of Lashio. Utmost restraint. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Myanmar in a tense situation Oct 1, 2007
The group of seven, who travelled to Yangon, Mandalay and Lashio, spoke of having to relocate to safer hotels and being subjected to curfews ... The group flew into Yangon on Sept 24 and immediately flew to Lashio via Mandalay ... When we arrived in Lashio, everything was peaceful and safe, although we still had to adhere to a curfew and had to go back to the hotel by nine every night, said group member K.C. Chang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Mystery surrounds U.N. peace envoy in Myanmar Oct 1, 2007
One diplomatic source said Gambari was being made to wait until Tuesday to meet junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe, and with the streets of Yangon quiet on Monday, had gone on a trip to Lashio, in the hills of Shan state, near the Chinese border ... north of Yangon, and due in Lashio on Tuesday. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
UN envoy to meet Myanmar junta boss Tuesday Oct 1, 2007
But after going to Naypyidaw with hopes of meeting the junta leader Monday, the envoy was taken on a government trip to Lashio, nearly 400 kilometres (250 miles) northeast of the capital, for a workshop on EU-Asian relations. He would return to the capital on Tuesday to meet with Than Shwe, the official said. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Facing the enemy within Sep 29, 2007
It mentioned the Burmese railheads of Myitkyina and Lashio in the north-east, and the Irrawaddy River, as possible conduits for the export of Chinese goods. By late 1991 Chinese experts were helping in a series of infrastructure projects to spruce up poorly maintained roads and railways. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Seedlings of evil growing in Myanmar Aug 23, 2007
Sinn shweli is currently grown in Hsipaw, Kyaukme, Lashio, Hsenwi, Kokang and Muse townships, as well as in United Wa State Army (UWSA) Special Region No 2 along the Chinese border ... The Lashio Township government put out a pamphlet on how to grow the rice - but only in English. (Asia Times Online)
Myanmar Solves Malacca Dilemma Aug 8, 2007
Already more than a million Chinese have crossed the border and are seeking their fortune in Myanmar, particularly in the northern towns of Muse, Mandalay and Lashio. However, Chinese involvement in the redevelopment of the port facilities at Yangon (Rangoon) has meant a significant increase in the number of Chinese businesses in the former capital city. (Suite101.com)
* Thailand, Myanmar incinerate drugs Jun 27, 2007
AFP, AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND AND LASHIO, MYANMAR Wednesday, Jun 27, 2007, Page 5. Thailand burned almost 3 tonnes of drugs worth about US$105 million yesterday to mark the UN day against drug abuse and trafficking, while Myanmar burned illegal drugs worth US$272. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A culinary journey into the Burmese heartland Mar 12, 2007
So we drove down the old Burma Road the artery that the Americans used in World War II to hold back the Japanese to the village of Kutkai, then to Lashio and on to Hsipaw, a town with a good market and friendly guesthouse, a favorite stopping spot for tourists. Our destination, though, was a sleepy dot off the map, the village of Ohnoma, about two hours south of Hsipaw. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
