Official Name: | Loi Tai Leng |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar (Burma) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Shan State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Loilen District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mong Pan Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1: | Shan |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 19.7403°N 98.2069°W |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +07:00 |
Loi Tai Leng (Shan: လွႆတႆးလႅင်း; my|လွယ်တိုင်းလျှံ; th|ดอยไตแลง) is a town located in the mountainous region of southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Its southern boundary is the Myanmar–Thailand border.[1]
The headquarters of the RCSS/SSA-S are located in Loi Tai Leng.[2] The town's name is derived from the Shan words "Loi", meaning mountain; "Tai", meaning the Shan people; and "Leng", meaning light. The town's entire name can therefore be interpreted as "the mountain where the Tai shine" or "where the Shan people see the light [to fight for their freedom]". To avoid confusion with Thais across the border, residents use Thailand's time zone instead of Myanmar Standard Time (MMT) which is thirty minutes behind, and the Thai baht over the Burmese kyat.[1]