Mong La Township
Township in Shan State, Burma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mong La Township (Shan: ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမိူင်းလႃး, Burmese: မိုင်းလားမြို့နယ်) is a subdivision of Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmar. The area borders China and Laos.[2] The principal town is Mong La.
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Mong La
မိူင်းလႃး | |
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 Mong La Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°40′0″N 100°0′0″E | |
| Country | Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Kengtung District |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Sharing a border with China, the Mong La area is a center for the production and traffic of narcotics[3] and illegal wildlife trade.[4] It offers gambling and prostitution to Chinese tourists in an unregulated environment outside Myanmar government control.[5]
History
The Mong La region was Special Region Number 4 of Shan before the new constitution (2008).[6] It hosts the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) and its leader Lin Mingxian aka Sai Leun.[7] It was the #815 War Zone of the former Communist Party of Burma (CPB).[8] In 2008 the United Wa State Army (UWSA) strongly opposed the move to give away the adjacent area of Mong Pawk from its control because it serves as a link with its ally, the NDAA in Mong La.[9]
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