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Wegyi Destination Guide

Explore Wegyi in Myanmar

Wegyi in the region of Kayin is a town in Myanmar - some 228 mi or ( 367 km ) South-East of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wegyi

Current time in Wegyi is now 08:48 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Umphang, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Chiang Mai, and Tanigon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Umphang . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wegyi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Myanmar football/soccer children's in the mud

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Myanmar Zwecabin Montain

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Interesting facts about this location

Kalagong massacre

On 7 July 1945, the Kalagong Massacre was committed against inhabitants of Kalagong, Burma, by members of the 3rd Battalion, 215th Regiment and the OC Moulmein Kempeitai of the Imperial Japanese Army. These units had been ordered by Major General Seiei Yamamoto, chief of staff of the 33rd Army, to sweep the area for guerrillas reportedly teamed with British paratroops. The Japanese occupied the village and rounded up all the inhabitants for questioning.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.55 97.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 1945 in Burma, 1945 in Japan, Mass murder in 1945, Massacres committed by Japan, Massacres in Burma

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