Lanse

Lanse (Burmese: လန်ဆယ်, officially called Laching (Burmese: လာချင်) is a village in Hsawlaw Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Myanmar.^[1]

Laching Burmese: လာချင်
Laching Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 26°35′N 98°34′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Kachin State
District	Myitkyina District
Township	Hsawlaw Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (UTC + 6:30)

The village was home to the Kachin Border Guard Force Battalion 1002 headquarters under the command of the New Democratic Army – Kachin (NDA-K). The outpost was captured by the Kachin Independence Army on 11 November 2024 during the Myanmar civil war.^[2] Earlier in October 2024, the NDA-K issued an order to close mining operations including gold and rare earth mining sites in their territory, including Lanse.^[3]