Lashio

American  

[lahsh-yoh] / ˈlɑʃ yoʊ /

noun

1. a town in northern Myanmar (Burma), northeast of Mandalay: the southwest terminus of the Burma Road.

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Lashio British  

/ ˈlæʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. a town in NE central Myanmar: starting point of the Burma Road to Chongqing, China

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Example Sentences

"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.

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The "Three Brotherhood Alliance" trio of ethnic minority armies won stunning advances, including Lashio in the summer of 2024 -- the first capture of a state capital and a regional military command.

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"What I've seen is that China can control outside organisations," said another 30-year-old Lashio resident, also speaking anonymously for security reasons.

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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army agreed to an armistice in October, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army handed back once bitterly contested Lashio in April.

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"I feel lost as a citizen," said the Lashio woman who requested anonymity.

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