Lashio
Americannoun
noun
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"It's as if an outsider were involved in our family issues," complained a resident of northern Lashio city, once the rebels' biggest war prize but returned to the junta via Beijing's intervention in April.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
“The fall of Lashio is one of the most humiliating defeats in the military’s history,” says Richard Horsey, Myanmar adviser to the International Crisis Group.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
Local aid workers say that more than 30,000 people are displaced, with many fleeing on foot to Lashio, the largest town in Shan State, among other places.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
More political prisoners including parliamentarians and journalists were freed on Monday in other towns including Mandalay, Lashio, Meiktila and Myeik.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2021
The Mandalay-Lashio railway has been completed, and trains run from Mandalay to Lashio, a distance of 178 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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