Jump to content

Kyaukme: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 22°32′21″N 97°1′42″E / 22.53917°N 97.02833°E / 22.53917; 97.02833
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,695,952 edits
m Task 14: cs1 template fixes: misused |publisher= (0×/0×); skipped: unrecognized periodical (4×); fixed web site (3×); ext text skip (2×);
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,695,952 edits
m Task 16: replaced (6×) / removed (0×) deprecated |dead-url= and |deadurl= with |url-status=;
Line 37: Line 37:
}}
}}


'''Kyaukme''' ({{lang-my|ကျောက်မဲမြို့}} {{IPA-my|tɕaʊʔ mɛ́ mjo̰|}}) is a town in northern [[Shan State]] of [[Burma]]. It is situated on the [[Mandalay]] - [[Lashio]] road, after [[Pyin Oo Lwin]] and [[Nawnghkio]], and before [[Hsipaw]], on what is now the [[Mandalay]] - [[Muse (Shan State)|Muse]] road, part of the [[Asian Highway]] route 14 (AH14).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/MyanmarB5.pdf|title=Asian Highway in Myanmar|website= unescap.org|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes12-236/dis10.htm|title=Historic road links wilderness and culture|author=Win Nyunt Lwin|publisher=''[[Myanmar Times]]'' October 4–10, 2004|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mytripjournal.com/travel-187692-hsipaw-naung-hkio-town-food-guesthouse-guys-night-place|title=Pyin Oo Lwin to Kyaukme|publisher=MyTripJournal.com|date=October 31, 2006|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref> It is also connected to [[Momeik]] (Mongmit) in the [[Shweli River]] valley and [[Mogok]] with its [[ruby]] mines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Jun04/enlm/Jun16_rg1.html|title=Lt-Gen Aung Htwe tours Kyaukme District|publisher=''[[New Light of Myanmar]]'', June 16, 2004|accessdate=2009-02-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070822213342/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Jun04/enlm/Jun16_rg1.html|archivedate=August 22, 2007|df=}}</ref> Kyaukme can be reached by train on the Mandalay-Lashio [[railway line]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seat61.com/Burma.htm#Mandalay%20-%20Pyin%20Oo%20Lwin|title=Train travel in Myanmar(Burma)|website=seat61.com|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref>
'''Kyaukme''' ({{lang-my|ကျောက်မဲမြို့}} {{IPA-my|tɕaʊʔ mɛ́ mjo̰|}}) is a town in northern [[Shan State]] of [[Burma]]. It is situated on the [[Mandalay]] - [[Lashio]] road, after [[Pyin Oo Lwin]] and [[Nawnghkio]], and before [[Hsipaw]], on what is now the [[Mandalay]] - [[Muse (Shan State)|Muse]] road, part of the [[Asian Highway]] route 14 (AH14).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/MyanmarB5.pdf|title=Asian Highway in Myanmar|website= unescap.org|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes12-236/dis10.htm|title=Historic road links wilderness and culture|author=Win Nyunt Lwin|publisher=''[[Myanmar Times]]'' October 4–10, 2004|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mytripjournal.com/travel-187692-hsipaw-naung-hkio-town-food-guesthouse-guys-night-place|title=Pyin Oo Lwin to Kyaukme|publisher=MyTripJournal.com|date=October 31, 2006|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref> It is also connected to [[Momeik]] (Mongmit) in the [[Shweli River]] valley and [[Mogok]] with its [[ruby]] mines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Jun04/enlm/Jun16_rg1.html|title=Lt-Gen Aung Htwe tours Kyaukme District|publisher=''[[New Light of Myanmar]]'', June 16, 2004|accessdate=2009-02-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070822213342/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Jun04/enlm/Jun16_rg1.html|archivedate=August 22, 2007}}</ref> Kyaukme can be reached by train on the Mandalay-Lashio [[railway line]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seat61.com/Burma.htm#Mandalay%20-%20Pyin%20Oo%20Lwin|title=Train travel in Myanmar(Burma)|website=seat61.com|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Line 47: Line 47:
Kyaukme has been, since before [[British rule in Burma|British colonial rule]], the main trading centre for [[Lahpet|tea]] from [[Tawngpeng]], and the hills around Kyaukme itself, inhabited by the [[Palaung people|Palaung]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanyoma.org/yoma/Tea-Production-on-the-periphery-of-the-British-Empire.pdf|first=Robert|last=Maule|title=Tea Production On the Periphery of the British Empire|website=shanyoma.org|accessdate=2017-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modins.net/myanmarinfo/NationEthnic/#Palaung|title=Palaung|publisher=''MODiNS.net|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref>
Kyaukme has been, since before [[British rule in Burma|British colonial rule]], the main trading centre for [[Lahpet|tea]] from [[Tawngpeng]], and the hills around Kyaukme itself, inhabited by the [[Palaung people|Palaung]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanyoma.org/yoma/Tea-Production-on-the-periphery-of-the-British-Empire.pdf|first=Robert|last=Maule|title=Tea Production On the Periphery of the British Empire|website=shanyoma.org|accessdate=2017-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modins.net/myanmarinfo/NationEthnic/#Palaung|title=Palaung|publisher=''MODiNS.net|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref>


Burma and [[People's Republic of China|China]] signed a contract in August 2003 for a [[hydro power]] project. A [[dam]] is under construction on the [[Shweli River]] near [[Namhkam (Shan State)|Namhkam]] aiming to supply electricity to Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Lashio and [[Namtu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mofa.gov.mm/news/aug19_tue_shweli.html |title=Shweli Hydel Power Project |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=September 1, 2003 |accessdate=2009-02-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115015446/http://www.mofa.gov.mm/news/aug19_tue_shweli.html |archivedate=January 15, 2006 }}</ref>
Burma and [[People's Republic of China|China]] signed a contract in August 2003 for a [[hydro power]] project. A [[dam]] is under construction on the [[Shweli River]] near [[Namhkam (Shan State)|Namhkam]] aiming to supply electricity to Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Lashio and [[Namtu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mofa.gov.mm/news/aug19_tue_shweli.html |title=Shweli Hydel Power Project |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=September 1, 2003 |accessdate=2009-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115015446/http://www.mofa.gov.mm/news/aug19_tue_shweli.html |archivedate=January 15, 2006 }}</ref>


==Health==
==Health==
[[Malaria]] is [[endemic (epidemiology)|endemic]] in the area, and its control has been the concern of the [[WHO]] since the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/malaria/WHO_Mal_112.pdf|last=Weeks|first=E B|date=6 September 1954|title=Experiences in the Control of Malaria Carried by A. minimus in Burma|publisher=[[WHO]]|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref> Women of reproductive age (15-49) in Kyaukme and Nawnghkio have been targeted for improvement in [[reproductive health]] in the community in collaboration with [[Japan]]. A study mission was started in June 2004, with the project continuing for the period January 2005- December 2009.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.joicfp.or.jp/eng/e-news/2004_sep/08-MyanmaJoicfpEnews040828.html|title=Preparation for the New Project on Reproductive Health with Community Initiative in Myanmar|publisher=Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)|date=September 2004|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN&JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|author=Dr Kyee Myint|title=Country Presentation:The 4th Asean & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies, 28.8.2006.to 31.8.2006|publisher=Ministry of Health|accessdate=2009-02-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501071544/http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN%26JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|archivedate=2011-05-01|df=}}</ref>
[[Malaria]] is [[endemic (epidemiology)|endemic]] in the area, and its control has been the concern of the [[WHO]] since the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/malaria/WHO_Mal_112.pdf|last=Weeks|first=E B|date=6 September 1954|title=Experiences in the Control of Malaria Carried by A. minimus in Burma|publisher=[[WHO]]|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref> Women of reproductive age (15-49) in Kyaukme and Nawnghkio have been targeted for improvement in [[reproductive health]] in the community in collaboration with [[Japan]]. A study mission was started in June 2004, with the project continuing for the period January 2005- December 2009.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.joicfp.or.jp/eng/e-news/2004_sep/08-MyanmaJoicfpEnews040828.html|title=Preparation for the New Project on Reproductive Health with Community Initiative in Myanmar|publisher=Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)|date=September 2004|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN&JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|author=Dr Kyee Myint|title=Country Presentation:The 4th Asean & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies, 28.8.2006.to 31.8.2006|publisher=Ministry of Health|accessdate=2009-02-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501071544/http://www.jicwels.or.jp/about_jicwels/ASEAN%26JapanHighLevelOfficialsMeeting/4th%20Mtg.%20Country%20Report%202006%20-Support%20to%20Vulnerable%20People-/Myanmar%20Health.pdf|archivedate=2011-05-01}}</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
The [[SSA-North|Shan State Army - North]] (SSA-North)'s Third Brigade has been active in Mongmit, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Namtu and Lashio. It reached a [[cease-fire]] agreement with the [[SLORC|Burmese military government]] (SLORC) in 1989, and its activities have been severely curtailed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/2005/Ceasefire-group-gets-marching-orders/|title=Ceasefire group gets marching orders|date=2005-08-30|publisher=[[Shan Herald News Agency|S.H.A.N.]]|accessdate=2009-02-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210234607/http://www.shanland.org/politics/2005/Ceasefire-group-gets-marching-orders/|archivedate=2009-02-10|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/1999/truce_brings_only_grief.htm/|title=Truce Brings Only Grief, Says Ceasefire Leader|publisher=S.H.A.N.|date=2005-05-23|accessdate=2009-02-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210233203/http://www.shanland.org/politics/1999/truce_brings_only_grief.htm/|archivedate=2009-02-10|df=}}</ref>
The [[SSA-North|Shan State Army - North]] (SSA-North)'s Third Brigade has been active in Mongmit, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Namtu and Lashio. It reached a [[cease-fire]] agreement with the [[SLORC|Burmese military government]] (SLORC) in 1989, and its activities have been severely curtailed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/2005/Ceasefire-group-gets-marching-orders/|title=Ceasefire group gets marching orders|date=2005-08-30|publisher=[[Shan Herald News Agency|S.H.A.N.]]|accessdate=2009-02-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210234607/http://www.shanland.org/politics/2005/Ceasefire-group-gets-marching-orders/|archivedate=2009-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/1999/truce_brings_only_grief.htm/|title=Truce Brings Only Grief, Says Ceasefire Leader|publisher=S.H.A.N.|date=2005-05-23|accessdate=2009-02-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210233203/http://www.shanland.org/politics/1999/truce_brings_only_grief.htm/|archivedate=2009-02-10}}</ref>


During the [[Saffron Revolution]], on 24 September 2007, 37 [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]s in Kyaukme staged a peaceful [[protest march]] which ended without interference from the authorities, but they were prevented from repeating the protest the next day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/2007/unreported-protest-in-shan-state/|title=Unreported protest in Shan State|publisher=S.H.A.N.|date=3 October 2007|accessdate=2009-02-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210233544/http://www.shanland.org/politics/2007/unreported-protest-in-shan-state/|archivedate=10 February 2009|df=}}</ref>
During the [[Saffron Revolution]], on 24 September 2007, 37 [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]s in Kyaukme staged a peaceful [[protest march]] which ended without interference from the authorities, but they were prevented from repeating the protest the next day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/politics/2007/unreported-protest-in-shan-state/|title=Unreported protest in Shan State|publisher=S.H.A.N.|date=3 October 2007|accessdate=2009-02-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210233544/http://www.shanland.org/politics/2007/unreported-protest-in-shan-state/|archivedate=10 February 2009}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 12:21, 22 September 2019

Kyaukme
ၵျွၵ်းမႄး
Town
Downtown of Kyaukme
Downtown of Kyaukme
Kyaukme is located in Myanmar
Kyaukme
Kyaukme
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 22°32′21″N 97°1′42″E / 22.53917°N 97.02833°E / 22.53917; 97.02833
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictKyaukme District
TownshipKyaukme Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Ethnicities
Shan Palaung Bamar
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kyaukme (Template:Lang-my [tɕaʊʔ mɛ́ mjo̰]) is a town in northern Shan State of Burma. It is situated on the Mandalay - Lashio road, after Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawnghkio, and before Hsipaw, on what is now the Mandalay - Muse road, part of the Asian Highway route 14 (AH14).[1][2][3] It is also connected to Momeik (Mongmit) in the Shweli River valley and Mogok with its ruby mines.[4] Kyaukme can be reached by train on the Mandalay-Lashio railway line.[5]

History

During the Second World War, the B-25s and P-47s of the USAAF Tenth Air Force carried out bombing raids between October 1944 and March 1945 on Kyaukme station, rolling stock, tracks and roads as well as Japanese troop concentrations in the area.[6]

On 12 February 1945, British and American units of Lt Gen Sultan's Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) were advancing south towards Lashio and Kyaukme but were being held up by heavy fighting near the Shweli River. Kyaukme was captured on 31 March 1945 by the British 36th Infantry Division and Chinese 6th Army units, which cleared the Burma Road from Mandalay to Lashio.[7]

Economy

Kyaukme has been, since before British colonial rule, the main trading centre for tea from Tawngpeng, and the hills around Kyaukme itself, inhabited by the Palaung.[8][9]

Burma and China signed a contract in August 2003 for a hydro power project. A dam is under construction on the Shweli River near Namhkam aiming to supply electricity to Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Lashio and Namtu.[10]

Health

Malaria is endemic in the area, and its control has been the concern of the WHO since the 1950s.[11] Women of reproductive age (15-49) in Kyaukme and Nawnghkio have been targeted for improvement in reproductive health in the community in collaboration with Japan. A study mission was started in June 2004, with the project continuing for the period January 2005- December 2009.[12][13]

Politics

The Shan State Army - North (SSA-North)'s Third Brigade has been active in Mongmit, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Namtu and Lashio. It reached a cease-fire agreement with the Burmese military government (SLORC) in 1989, and its activities have been severely curtailed.[14][15]

During the Saffron Revolution, on 24 September 2007, 37 Buddhist monks in Kyaukme staged a peaceful protest march which ended without interference from the authorities, but they were prevented from repeating the protest the next day.[16]

  • Trainstation (2017)
    Trainstation (2017)
  • Mogoke-Kyaukme Road
    Mogoke-Kyaukme Road
  • Building in city centre
    Building in city centre
  • Local market
    Local market
  • Main road (2017)
    Main road (2017)

Notes

  1. ^ "Asian Highway in Myanmar" (PDF). unescap.org. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  2. ^ Win Nyunt Lwin. "Historic road links wilderness and culture". Myanmar Times October 4–10, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-02. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Pyin Oo Lwin to Kyaukme". MyTripJournal.com. October 31, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  4. ^ "Lt-Gen Aung Htwe tours Kyaukme District". New Light of Myanmar, June 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-02. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Train travel in Myanmar(Burma)". seat61.com. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. ^ Gary Goldblatt. "CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Tenth Air Force)". Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  7. ^ "1945". Burma Star Association. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  8. ^ Maule, Robert. "Tea Production On the Periphery of the British Empire" (PDF). shanyoma.org. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  9. ^ "Palaung". MODiNS.net. Retrieved 2009-02-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Shweli Hydel Power Project". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. September 1, 2003. Archived from the original on January 15, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  11. ^ Weeks, E B (6 September 1954). "Experiences in the Control of Malaria Carried by A. minimus in Burma" (PDF). WHO. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  12. ^ "Preparation for the New Project on Reproductive Health with Community Initiative in Myanmar". Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP). September 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  13. ^ Dr Kyee Myint. "Country Presentation:The 4th Asean & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies, 28.8.2006.to 31.8.2006" (PDF). Ministry of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  14. ^ "Ceasefire group gets marching orders". S.H.A.N. 2005-08-30. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  15. ^ "Truce Brings Only Grief, Says Ceasefire Leader". S.H.A.N. 2005-05-23. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  16. ^ "Unreported protest in Shan State". S.H.A.N. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-04.

Template:Kyaukme Township

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Kyaukme&oldid=917136394"