Nanhkan Township

Nanhkan Township

Nanhkan Township aka NamHkam Township is a township of Mu Se District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Namhkam. It is not a big city. Nice place to live. Just a few miles away from Mu Se.

Shan and Kachin are majority in that area. There are Palaung Villages in NamHkam Township.[1]

According to a survey conducted in 16 villages, poppy cultivation increased from 812 acres (328 hectares) to 1535 acres (617 hectares) within 2006-7 season and 2008-9 season.[2]

Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and Shan State National Army (SSNA) are active in that area.[3] Pansay Militia is one of eight influential militia groups.[4] Kyaw Myint, head of Pansay Militia, is selected as a USDP candidate of NamHkam for Shan State Hluttaw.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.palaungland.org/2008/05/01/namkham-dry-tea-is-falling/
  2. ^ http://www.burma-center.org/documents/reports/poisoned-hills.pdf page 17
  3. ^ www.bnionline.net/news/shan/6599-police-reinforcements-in-nam-kham-town.html
  4. ^ http://www.burma-center.org/documents/reports/poisoned-hills.pdf page 10
  5. ^ http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/burmanet/20100927/002051.html On the Border
  6. ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/57902670/Stolen-Lives-Eng


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