Though there are no legal crossings, Homein lies in a porous mountainous area, 15 km northeast of Loi Lan mountain and 5.7 km west from the border with Mae Hong Son Province of Thailand.[1] The Salween River to the immediate north isolates this region somewhat from the rest of the nation, a road (dubious quality) connects from Langkho to onward points.
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Owing to its location east of the Salween and the lack of adequate roads this village was of difficult access for the operations of the Tatmadaw. Beginning in 1985 it served as the headquarters of different Shan insurgent groups,[4] such as the Mong Tai Army —until 1996 when this group ceased operations, the Shan State National Army and the Shan State Army - South.[5] At that time the village also became a drug traffic hub[6] where drug kingpin Khun Sa found security and carried his deals with impunity.
Khun Sa was probably one of the most colorful and controversial figures on the Myanmar drug scene. Despite being indicted on drug trafficking charges by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York, in January 1990, he continued to live comfortably at his then headquarters at Homong near the Thai border opposite Mae Hong Son...By then he was officially the most wanted man in the world, indicted by the United States and referred to by then-US ambassador to Thailand William Brown as "the worst enemy the world has"...[7]
^"Shan United Army (SUA) - Mong Tai Army (MTA)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^BURMA MYANMAR: 14 military trucks arrived in Homong, opposite Maehongson, on 3 March
^. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^"Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, Lo Hsing Han, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved 26 May 2016.; Bertil Lintner, in Asia Online; November 1, 2007
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homein, burmese, mlcts, mrui, also, known, homong, homöng, mong, wān, möng, village, langkho, township, langkho, district, southern, shan, state, myanmar, burma, homong, mong, wān, möngvillagecoordinates, 967country, myanmardivisionshan, statedistrictlangkho, . Homein Burmese ဟ မ န မ MLCTS hui min mrui 2 also known as Homong Homong Ho Mong and Wan Ho mong 3 is a village in Langkho Township Langkho District southern Shan State Myanmar Burma Homein Homong Ho Mong Wan Ho mongVillageCoordinates 19 45 N 97 58 E 19 750 N 97 967 E 19 750 97 967Country MyanmarDivisionShan StateDistrictLangkho DistrictTownshipLangkho TownshipElevation 1 2 890 ft 881 m Time zoneUTC 6 30 MMT Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksGeography editThough there are no legal crossings Homein lies in a porous mountainous area 15 km northeast of Loi Lan mountain and 5 7 km west from the border with Mae Hong Son Province of Thailand 1 The Salween River to the immediate north isolates this region somewhat from the rest of the nation a road dubious quality connects from Langkho to onward points History editOwing to its location east of the Salween and the lack of adequate roads this village was of difficult access for the operations of the Tatmadaw Beginning in 1985 it served as the headquarters of different Shan insurgent groups 4 such as the Mong Tai Army until 1996 when this group ceased operations the Shan State National Army and the Shan State Army South 5 At that time the village also became a drug traffic hub 6 where drug kingpin Khun Sa found security and carried his deals with impunity Khun Sa was probably one of the most colorful and controversial figures on the Myanmar drug scene Despite being indicted on drug trafficking charges by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn New York in January 1990 he continued to live comfortably at his then headquarters at Homong near the Thai border opposite Mae Hong Son By then he was officially the most wanted man in the world indicted by the United States and referred to by then US ambassador to Thailand William Brown as the worst enemy the world has 7 Further reading editMap Districts of Shan South StateReferences edit a b GoogleEarth Myanmar Information Management Unit Langkho Township Shan State Archived 2015 09 22 at the Wayback Machine Wan Ho mong Mapcarta Retrieved 22 May 2016 Shan United Army SUA Mong Tai Army MTA GlobalSecurity Retrieved 26 May 2016 BURMA MYANMAR 14 military trucks arrived in Homong opposite Maehongson on 3 March Shan Herald Agency for News Biz hub moves to Mandalay Fri 31 Mar 2006 Archived from the original on 24 June 2016 Retrieved 26 May 2016 Golden Triangle drug Lords Khun Sa Lo Hsing Han Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army Facts and Details Retrieved 26 May 2016 Bertil Lintner in Asia Online November 1 2007External links editChronology for Shans in Myanmar Burma Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Homein amp oldid 1073212101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
