Khun Sam - The Irrawaddy’s regular reporter of all things Kachin – has penned a brief article on opium cultivation. His work is, as I have said before, usually well worth a read.
He cites United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime figures that opium production in the Kachin State increased in 2005 by 900 percent. Up in the hills…many things can go on.
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1 Van Mualcin // Jan 6, 2007 at 7:49 am
Than Shwe is no more than a crook. He became so rich by stealing and robbing the state fund and from receiving briberies look like gifts. The leaders should never receive unacceptable gifts. How does Than Shwe become a wealthy person? How much does he make from his salary? Then we all can understand that Than Shwe is no good man but thief and robber. His wealth his telling us that he is going to hell.
2 Van Mualcin // Jan 6, 2007 at 7:52 am
Than Shwe is following his stepfather Ne Win and Saddam Hussein’s path to death by ignoring the citicens of Burma for his own sake.
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