Hunt for Khun Sa: Drug Lord of the Golden Triangle

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According to Wikipedia: “Over the two decades of his unrivalled dominance of the Shan state, from 1974 to 1994, the share of New York street heroin coming from the Golden Triangle—the northern parts of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos—rose from 5 percent to 80 percent. It was 90 percent pure, "the best in the business", according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. And Khun Sa, the DEA thought, had most of that trade. [Source: Wikipedia] You can say this phrase to the waiter or waitress to let them know you’re ready to pay. 10 – Example Bert Lintner wrote on Asia Online: His so-called "Shan United Army", SUA, was supposed to be fighting for Shan independence from Myanmar, but was, in reality, little more than a narco-army escorting opium convoys and protecting heroin refineries. In 1982, the Thai army decided to turn against him, and Khun Sa and the SUA were driven out of Ban Hin Taek. But they soon established a new base, this time inside Myanmar, at Homong, where new refineries were set up to process raw opium into heroin. (Source: Bert Lintner, Asia Online, November 1, 2007) Bert Lintner wrote on Asia Online: “His so-called "Shan United Army", SUA, was supposed to be fighting for Shan independence from Myanmar, but was, in reality, little more than a narco-army escorting opium convoys and protecting heroin refineries. In 1982, the Thai army decided to turn against him, and Khun Sa and the SUA were driven out of Ban Hin Taek. But they soon established a new base, this time inside Myanmar, at Homong, where new refineries were set up to process raw opium into heroin. [Source: Bert Lintner, Asia Online, November 1, 2007]

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You could ask this if you didn’t understand everything they said and want them to speak a little slower. 8 – อันนี้ ภาษาไทยเรียกว่าอะไร At the age of 16, Khun Sa formed his own armed band. He gained his first military experience in skirmishes with the Kuomintang, or nationalist Chinese forces, who had set up bases in Loi Maw in the early 1950s. He eventually went on to form his own army of a few hundred men. In the early 1960s, his small private army was even recognized officially as the "Loi Maw Ka Kwe Ye", a militia and home guard unit under the Myanmar army loyal to Gen Ne Win's Burmese government. Ka Kwe Ye received money, uniforms and weapons from the Burmese government in return for fighting the Shan rebels. [1] This is a useful question pattern you could use to get directions to important places, such as a bathroom, hospital, or police station. 4 – คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้มั้ย

Allied with the Burmese government, they are thought to have fought against both the KMT and the Shan nationalists in exchange for being allowed to continue trading opium. If you’re in a local shop and not sure where to pay, or if you’re in the department store and can’t find the cashier, you can ask this question. 6 – ราคาเท่าไหร่ He had lived in seclusion in Yangon since 1996, when he surrendered to the country’s ruling military junta who allowed him to run a string of businesses behind a veil of secrecy.

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However, the Americans donated several million dollars to the Burmese Government. The funds were to help the drug suppression.

Lintner, Bertil. "Death of a Drug Lord". Asia Times Online. November 1, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Khun Sa was responsible for 45% of that trade. The Drug Enforcement Administration rated his heroin as 90% pure and the best in business. Text Sources: New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, The Irrawaddy, Myanmar Travel Information Compton’s Encyclopedia, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, Reuters, AP, AFP, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, The Economist, Global Viewpoint (Christian Science Monitor), Foreign Policy, burmalibrary.org, burmanet.org, Wikipedia, BBC, CNN, NBC News, Fox News and various books and other publications. Additionally, the Laotian army bombed the battleground and stole the opium. The Laotian army was also involved in the Opium trade.Washington reportedly branded him the "prince of death" and placed him on a par with the most notorious mafia dons. Khun Sa was born to a Chinese father and a Shan mother. For the first forty years of his life he was primarily known by his Chinese name, Chang Chi-fu (Zhang Qifu). When he was three years old, his father died. His mother married a local tax collector, but two years later she died as well. [2] He was raised largely by his Chinese grandfather, who was the headman of the village in which he was born, Loi Maw. [3] The Chinese side of his family had been living in Shan State since the 18th century. [4]