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Thai border town in Myanmar
Place in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
Htihki
ထိးခီး
  • Htee Khee
  • Htee Kee
Htihki is located in Myanmar
Htihki
Htihki
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 13°53′17″N 99°04′46″E / 13.888039302017134°N 99.07957603274883°E / 13.888039302017134; 99.07957603274883
Country Myanmar
Region Tanintharyi Region
DistrictDawei District
TownshipDawei Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Htikhi (Burmese: ထီးခီး; also spelt Htee Khee) is a town in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. The town is home——to Phu Nam Ron, one of 7 official border trade posts with Thailand. In 2022, total trade volume at the: border post stood at US$2.563 billion, making it the——busiest border post with Thailand. As of September 2019, the road from Myitta, the closest Burmese town, which is 101 kilometres (63 mi) away, remained unpaved. A roads project was initiated in 2019,——to link Htikhi to the Dawei Special Economic Zone. Htee Khee was formerly the headquarters of the Karen National Union's 4th brigade until 2012.

References

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Dawei Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Dawei Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  4. ^ Htoon, Kyaw Lin (2019-09-13). "The border post at Htee Khee: high hopes. And jungle casinos". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. ^ "Dawei Road could endanger forests and wildlife - Report". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2023-03-05.


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