Myanmar businessman and drug trafficker (1935–2013)
Lo Hsing Han
罗星汉
Born
(1935-09-25)25 September 1935[1]
Kokang, Burma[2]
Died
6 July 2013(2013-07-06) (aged 77)[note 1]
Yangon, Myanmar
Other names
Law Sit Han (လော်စစ်ဟန်)
Occupation(s)
Businessman, drug trafficker
Known for
Major Southeast Asian drug lord, Entrepreneur of Asia World
Criminal charge
Drug trafficking (1973)[3]
Criminal penalty
Death, commuted to life imprisonment[3]
Criminal status
Commuted (1980)[3]
Spouse
Zhang Xiaowan (张小菀)[4]
Children
Steven Law & 7 more
Family
Lo Hsing-min (brother)[3]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lo.
Lo Hsing Han or Law Sit Han (Burmese: လော်စစ်ဟန်, IPA:[lɔ̀sɪʔhàɰ̃]; traditional Chinese: 羅星漢; simplified Chinese: 罗星汉; pinyin: Luó Xīnghàn; c. 1930s – July 6, 2013) was a Burmese businessman and drug trafficker. He later became a major business tycoon across Burma, with financial ties to Singapore. He was an ethnic Kokang-Chinese.[5] His spouse, Zhang Xiaowen, is a Chinese citizen and native of Gengma County in Yunnan.[4]
^Weng, Lawi (17 July 2013). "A Funeral for 'the Godfather of Heroin'". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
^Seng, Naw (February 2004). "Brothers-In-Peace". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ abcdBooth, Martin (25 May 1999). Opium: A History. Macmillan. pp. 298–300. ISBN 9780312206673.
^ ab赖骏. 悄然隐退的女毒王杨二小姐. 北京市禁毒委员会 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^Davis, Anthony; Hawke, Bruce (January 23, 1997). "Business is Blooming". Asiaweek. Vol. 24, no. 3. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019 – via Singapore Window.
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LoHsingHan or Law Sit Han (Burmese: လော်စစ်ဟန်, IPA: [lɔ̀ sɪʔ hàɰ̃]; traditional Chinese: 羅星漢; simplified Chinese: 罗星汉; pinyin: Luó Xīnghàn; c. 1930s...
see Kala Lagaw Ya Ka Kwe Ye, government defence militia in Burma, see LoHsingHan Library of Congress classification for Ukraine law since 1991, see Library...
Sea Port Hledan Centre Condominium – Rangoon The company's founder, LoHsingHan, is an ethnic Kokang Chinese who controlled one of Southeast Asia's largest...
as a People's Defence Force. The Kokang tycoon and drug trafficker, LoHsingHan, began his career by commanding a KKY force that was set up by Ne Win...
to the KKY militias. The SSA also worked with opium warlords such as LoHsingHan and Khun Sa. Internal divisions resulted in the SSA fracturing into many...
incident, followed by further skirmishes during the 2015 Kokang offensive. LoHsingHan Olive Yang Pheung Kya-shin Sao Edward Yang Kyein Tsai Chinese people...
group, a Ka Kwe Ye, joined forces with the Shan State Army (SSA) and LoHsingHan. The group was led by Mahasang, the son of the last sawbwa of Vingngun...
people, including his son Bai Yingcang, to China on 30 January 2024. LoHsingHan "赵德强担任果敢自治区领导委员会主席" (in Chinese). Kokang News. Archived from the original...
facto rulers Sao Edward Yang Kyein Tsai 杨振材: 17 May 1959–2 March 1962 LoHsingHan 罗星汉: 2 March 1962–March 1969 Pheung Kya-shin aka Peng Jiasheng: March...
Institute of Asian Studies: 18. "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, LoHsingHan, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved...
Golden Aaron is run by Cecilia Ng, wife of Steven Law; Law is the son of LoHsingHan, known as the "godfather of heroin". In 2008, the US Treasury intimated...
June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016. "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, LoHsingHan, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved...
Party of Burma (CPB), as well as those of the drug lords Khun Sa, and LoHsingHan. By the mid-1960s, CPB had begun receiving open support from China. Thailand...
poppy harvest had increased since the former drug baron and warlord LoHsingHan managed to rebuild his drug empire after he became the intermediary for...
Myanmar Opium production in Burma "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, LoHsingHan, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved...
Indian actor and stunt man. Robert Linderholm, 79, American astronomer. LoHsingHan, 77, Burmese drug trafficker and business tycoon (Asia World), heart...
refer to: Htun Myint Naing or Steven Law, Burmese businessman and son of LoHsingHan Steven J. Law, American attorney and Republican Party fundraiser Stephen...
group, the Ka Kwe Ye, joined forces with the Shan State Army (SSA) and LoHsingHan. The group was led by Mahasang, the son of the last sawbwa of Vingngun...
Commander-in-Chief of the Mong Tai Army and the Shan United Revolutionary Army LoHsingHan 罗星汉 (1935–2013) (Kokang), Drug Lord and Business Tycoon Loletta Chu 朱玲玲...
have involved the Burmese Chinese business elite such as businessman LoHsingHan in Kokang and politician Kyaw Win. In the legal economy, both have continued...
The first was "The 1973 Proposals by the Shan State Army (SSA) with LoHsingHan".: 261 Here, it proposed that illegal opium trade should be terminated...
Zhang Lexing (Chinese: 張樂行; Wade–Giles: Chang Lo-hsing, 1810 – 1863) was a Chinese guerrilla leader during the Nian Rebellion in China. Zhang was originally...
chairman, Luo Xingguang, who was believed to have ties to drug traffickers LoHsingHan and Liu Guoxi. In the 2015 elections the party succeeded in winning a...
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