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Pangkham
Pang Kham • ဝဵင်းပၢင်သၢင်း • 邦康 Panghsang | |
|---|---|
  Pangkham Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′N 99°11′E / 22.167°N 99.183°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | Wa State (de facto) Shan State (de jure) |
| Self-Administered Division (de jure) | Wa Self-Administered Division (de jure) |
| Special District (de facto) District (de jure) | Bangkum Special District (de facto) Matman District (de jure) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Wa Shan Han Chinese |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Pangkham (Burmese: ပန်ခမ်းမြို့; MLCTS: pan kham: mrui.; Chinese: 邦康; pinyin: Bāngkāng; Parauk: Pang Kham), known before 1999 as Panghsang (Parauk: Pang Sang, Chinese: 邦桑; pinyin: Bāngsāng; Wade–Giles: Pang1-sang1), is a border town in Myanmar's far eastern Shan State. It is situated at a bend on the Hka River near the border with Yunnan Province, China, opposite of the town of Menglian. Pangkham is the main town of Pangsang Township of Matman District of Shan State.[1]
It has hotels, shops, a supermarket, karaoke bars, a bowling alley, and a 24-hour casino.[2] There is a thriving night life centered on the casino. Food in Pangkham is mostly imported from China. The cars, mainly Land Rovers, Land Cruisers and foreign pick-ups, have been smuggled in from Thailand.[3]
- ^ "Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N)". English.panglong.org. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Andrew Marshall, Anthony Davis (16 December 2002). "Soldiers of Fortune". TIME Asia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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