Lo Hsing Han

Lo Hsing Han
罗星汉
Born(1935-09-25)25 September 1935[1]
Kokang, Burma[2]
Died6 July 2013(2013-07-06) (aged 77)[note 1]
Yangon, Myanmar
Other namesLaw Sit Han (လော်စစ်ဟန်)
Occupation(s)Businessman, drug trafficker
Known forMajor Southeast Asian drug lord, Entrepreneur of Asia World
Criminal chargeDrug trafficking (1973)[3]
Criminal penaltyDeath, commuted to life imprisonment[3]
Criminal statusCommuted (1980)[3]
SpouseZhang Xiaowan (张小菀)[4]
ChildrenSteven Law & 7 more
FamilyLo Hsing-min (brother)[3]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lo.

Lo Hsing Han 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 – 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]

  1. ^ Weng, Lawi (17 July 2013). "A Funeral for 'the Godfather of Heroin'". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Seng, Naw (February 2004). "Brothers-In-Peace". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Booth, Martin (25 May 1999). Opium: A History. Macmillan. pp. 298–300. ISBN 9780312206673.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ 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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