Htee Khee

Htikhi (Burmese: ထီးခီး; also spelt Htee Khee) is a town in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.^[1] The town is home to Phu Nam Ron, one of 7 official border trade posts with Thailand.^[2] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at US$2.563 billion, making it the busiest border post with Thailand.^[3] As of September 2019, the road from Myitta, the closest Burmese town, which is 101 kilometres (63 mi) away, remained unpaved.^[4] A roads project was initiated in 2019, to link Htikhi to the Dawei Special Economic Zone.^[5] Htee Khee was formerly the headquarters of the Karen National Union's 4th brigade until 2012.^[4]

Htihki ထိးခီး Htee Khee Htee Kee
Htihki Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 13°53′17″N 99°04′46″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Tanintharyi Region
District	Dawei District
Township	Dawei Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

References

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Dawei Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Dawei Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
2. "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
3. "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
4. Htoon, Kyaw Lin (2019-09-13). "The border post at Htee Khee: high hopes and jungle casinos". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
5. "Dawei Road could endanger forests and wildlife - Report". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2023-03-05.