Htee Khee
Htihki
ထိးခီး
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Coordinates: 13°53′17″N 99°04′46″E / 13.888039302017134°N 99.07957603274883°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Region | Tanintharyi Region |
District | Dawei District |
Township | Dawei Township |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
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 (equivalent to $Error when using {{Inflation}}: NaN, check parameters for non-numeric data: |value=2.563 billion
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. in 2023), 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]
References
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Dawei Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Dawei Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ a b Htoon, Kyaw Lin (2019-09-13). "The border post at Htee Khee: high hopes and jungle casinos". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Dawei Road could endanger forests and wildlife - Report". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2023-03-05.