2005

Images — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:01

 

Cousin Bao: A profile — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Army runs protection racket in poppy land — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Beyond the deadline: Do Wa have what it takes? — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

China losing patience — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Farmers exultant over alien poppy strain — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Residents flee UN project areas — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Drug accused spurns charges — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Loyalist casinos busted — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Law still free, alive and kicking — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Firework keeps all happy — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Financier weathers regime change — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Shan nabbed, 1 killed — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Opium galore in the north — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Opium figures: Worlds apart — by admin — last modified 2005-07-29 06:38

Before 1962, the year the military took over the reins of government, poppy growing was unheard of apart from the Shan State. But now, poppy planting in 4 other states (Karenni, Kachin, Chin and Arakan) and 3 divisions (Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe) are being recorded ...

UN top food provider to visit Burma — by admin — last modified 2005-07-16 05:58

James Morris, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, is scheduled to be in military-ruled Burma, 1-6 August, according to its Bangkok-based regional bureau officials ...

Wa leader on the run: Wei no friend of mine — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Wa relocations resume — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Opium ban spells disaster for 2 million people in Burma — by admin — last modified 2005-06-30 09:53

 

UN food programme hangs on — by admin — last modified 2005-06-30 09:53

 

Drug factories withdraw from the Triangle — by admin — last modified 2005-08-03 04:41

Wei was speaking to UWSA commanders returning form the Loi Taileng front across Maehongson where they were encountering stiff resistance from the Shan State Army.

Wei Number Two and a Half in Panghsang — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Wa having the last fling — by admin — last modified 2005-06-04 05:00

 

Wei crony detained — by admin — last modified 2005-09-01 02:26

U Tar Wai, who grew up in Kengtung and speak fluent Shan, had developed intimate relationships with the official circle and it was through his solicitations that the MUB founders had won official sanction to set up their bank, said one ...

press release book Trouble in Triangle.doc — by admin — last modified 2005-06-30 10:43

 

Pocket druglord gets away with it — by admin — last modified 2005-06-30 09:54

 

Army shelling raises false alarm — by admin — last modified 2005-08-01 06:21

“The shelling came from the Burma Army base in Nawngleng,” said the source, a high ranking SSA officer. “But in the three Wa bases facing our positions, we found no preparations for an imminent attack. In fact, each of their bases has been manned by no more than 50 Wa fighters since their last assault (on 26 April).”

Poppy fields forever in Shan south — by admin — last modified 2005-07-27 03:19

Opium price, 280,000 kyat ($ 280) per viss during harvest time in February - March, has already bounced up to 300,000 ($ 300) by mid-year ...

Wa convoy intercepted — by admin — last modified 2005-09-16 01:55

The incident took place at a point 8-miles east of Mongpiang, the town between the Salween in the west and Kengtung in the east ...

Bao Youri.jpg — by admin — last modified 2005-09-23 08:21

 

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Drug stained group gets credit with Thailand — by admin — last modified 2005-10-04 07:59

The Karen splinter group, long considered a drug smuggling organization in Thailand, handed over one of the most wanted criminals taking refuge in Burma back to Thailand on 2 October, reported Bangkok-based Khom Chad Luek daily yesterday...

Opium prices increase 100 fold in Kayah — by admin — last modified 2005-08-22 07:03

“Ten years ago, I was paid 300 kyat ($3) per viss (1.6 kg),” Tu Reh, a villager in Loikaw township, told border-based Karenni Anti-Drug Action Committee. “But now they are offering 280,000 ($280) 300,000 kyat ($300).”

Gamblers don’t need casinos — by admin — last modified 2005-09-08 07:55

“There are also at least two gambling dens in Namkham (25 miles away),” said a gambler, “and this is in spite of the district officer (Lt-Col) Soe Win’s warning on 27 August that gambling is illegal.”

There's no business like drugs in Muse — by admin — last modified 2005-09-29 05:16

Business in Muse, Shan State's northernmost city, opposite China's Ruili has been getting to an all-time low, where the only people that remain unruffled are gambling and drug operators, report Hawkeye from the border...

With Beijing breathing down Wa necks — by admin — last modified 2005-10-14 11:44

Despite the mishap last month when more than 400 kilograms of their heroin consignment was seized by the Burma Army, the Wa on the Sino-Burma border are doing their best to live up to their pledge of establishing a drug-free zone, according to sources from Panghsang...

Thai papers confirm record haul — by admin — last modified 2005-09-20 05:45

 

Pitaya Jinawat.jpg — by admin — last modified 2005-09-20 04:47

 

Wa supremo protege among those apprehended — by admin — last modified 2005-09-23 08:32

Ta Pan, Commander of Mongyawn-based 2518th Independent Regiment, according to sources, is an adopted son of Bao Youri, eldest brother of Bao Youxiang, the United Wa State Army's supreme commander and leader. The 2518th is formerly known as 894th Independent Regiment under Wei Hsaitang, who is currently languishing in Panghsang prison for treason and manufacturing of counterfeit banknotes...

Breaking News — by admin — last modified 2005-10-14 12:01

A squad of police who visited the Sino-Burma border village of Kunhai in Namkham township was fired upon by some unknown armed men at 10:00. Three policemen were hit, said S.H.A.N. source...

Wa business firm signs removed — by admin — last modified 2005-10-02 03:55

All the way from Kengtung, 160 km away, to Tachilek, just across the border from Thailand's Maesai, the United Wa State Army's Hongpang Group signs are no longer seen, according to travelers from Kengtung. This was confirmed by a source close to the Army...

Wa business firm still on the go — by admin — last modified 2005-10-11 06:01

The Hongpang Group of the United Wa State Army in Tachilek, opposite Maesai, is still in operation despite the removal of its signboards as ordered by the Kengtung-based Triangle Region authorities, reports Pegasus from the border...

Shooting in Namkham.jpg — by admin — last modified 2005-10-15 07:24

 

Chinese TV reports on drug bust in Burma — by admin — last modified 2005-10-19 10:30

Shan sources on the Sino-Burma border say last month's drug seizure in Burma's Shan State was on yesterday's Chinese TV news coverage...

Update: Police on milking mission shot by suspect — by admin — last modified 2005-10-18 08:52

One police officer was killed and two others wounded yesterday during an attempt to extort payment from a drug suspect who has been on the loose since, according to sources from the Sino-Burma border...

Wa getting away with it — by admin — last modified 2005-10-22 05:57

The United Wa State Army will not be held responsible for the 496 kg heroin bust that caught one of its top members red-handed last month, according to a highly-placed source who recently returned from Rangoon...

Book names alleged Thai traffickers — by admin — last modified 2005-11-03 07:52

A recently released book by a Thai academic has named 11 Thais who are known or suspected to have been involved in drug trafficking...

Shan druglord associate nabbed — by admin — last modified 2005-11-23 03:36

Banyong Lawka "Jit", believed by police authorities as a business partner of Maha Ja, reputed as former druglord Khun Sa's successor, was arrested on Sunday, 19 November, at his house in Maehongson, report Thai papers...

From Hongpang to Xinghong — by admin — last modified 2005-12-21 03:51

The beleaguered Wa business firm has changed its label from Hongpang (Great State) to Xinghong (Thriving Greatness), said a source close to the Wa this morning...