Lashio is the administrative center of Lashio Township and Lashio District; before April 2010, it was also the administrative center of Shan State (North). The population grew from approximately 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983.

Aug 2, 2024 · If confirmed, the capture of Lashio would be the biggest victory for Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance since the 2021 coup and mark a turning point in the civil war.

Aug 20, 2022 · Lashio is a town in northern Myanmar (formerly Burma) and the capital of Lashio Township in the Shan State. It is located approximately 200 km (120 mi) north-east of Mandalay, at an elevation of 1,362 metres (4,475 ft).

Nov 18, 2024 · The leader of an ethnic rebel army was being held under house arrest in China’s Yunnan province in the latest move by Beijing to pressure it to withdraw from Lashio, northern Shan state’s ...

Oct 2, 2024 · Hundreds of civilians in the rebel-controlled northeastern Myanmar town of Lashio are fleeing in the face of relentless junta air attacks as the military presses on with an offensive aimed at ...

Aug 6, 2024 · Lashio, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of the Chinese border, has been the target of an offensive by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army since early July. The MNDAA is a military force of the Kokang minority, who are ethnic Chinese.

Jul 25, 2024 · Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military's northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta troops.

Aug 14, 2024 · Contrary to predictions of an inter-EAO conflict that would undermine the offensive, MNDAA-led forces advanced and successfully captured both Lashio and the NERMC on August 3. Around 2,000 junta troops and approximately 500 resistance fighters were killed in the battle for Lashio.

Jul 11, 2024 · Northern Shan State’s capital Lashio was nearly deserted on Thursday after most residents fled the city amid intense fighting between Myanmar regime troops and the Myanmar National Democracy Alliance Army (MNDAA) and its allies, rescue teams and residents said.

Jul 25, 2024 · The groups say they have captured two strategic towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the regional military headquarters, and Mogok, a gem-mining center.

The Battle of Lashio was an offensive conducted by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, along with other anti-junta resistance forces, to capture the northern Shan city of Lashio.

Aug 5, 2024 · A rebel force in Myanmar announced over the weekend that it had seized control of a regional military base in Lashio in Shan State, representing a major advance. Credit...

Lashio is a town of 131,000 people (2009) on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River in Shan State, Myanmar.

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Oct 27, 2023 · But German news agency dpa said they had targeted various posts in towns such as Lashio, Kyaukme, Naungcho, Chinshwehaw, and Laukkaing, which are under the control of the military.

Jul 24, 2024 · Lashio is the largest town and administrative hub of northern Shan, with a population of over 170,000 according to the 2014 census, and hosts the military’s powerful North Eastern Command. While the regime has suffered humiliating battlefield losses in the borderlands in recent months, it has never lost one of its 13 regional commands.

Aug 1, 2024 · China’s recent focus has been on Lashio, the largest town in northern Shan State, situated at the end of the historically significant “Burma Road,” which links Lashio to Yunnan Province in southeast China.

Lashio is off the beaten track Myanmar and sees very few tourists. The town itself is not of huge significance to the visitor but is worth a visit for its frontier atmosphere, being at the southern end of the Myanmar Road and the last major town before the Chinese border.

How to get around Lashio. The downtown area of Lashio is compact and it is relatively easy to explore on foot. If you want to go further afield however, then you can get a three-wheeled trishaw which is one of the cheapest options. For longer journeys, such as out to the airport, you may want to get a taxi. How to get to and from Lashio

Sep 5, 2017 · Lashio is the commercial hub and largest city in Northern Shan State and situated along the old Burma Road that extends from Muse/Ruili border to Mandalay. What makes Lashio special, and in our opinion one of the destinations not to be missed in Myanmar, is the stunning landscape and nature around the region, as well as the diverse ethnic ...