Description:
Contents:
Letter from LNDO;
Blasting the Mekong -
The navigation scheme is making trade
easier - but for whom?
Sold down the river - one Lahu
girl?s story;
Lord of Burma?s Mekong -
A profile of the shadowy drug kingpin
who controls the eastern reaches of
Shan State;
Sop Lwe â? the next Mong La?
Drug lord Lin Ming Xian stakes Sop Lwe
as his next casino resort - with uncertain
consequences for the local population;
Road Construction in Shan
State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal
Drug Profits into Legal Revenues;
Eastern Shan State Erupts Again -
Movements by the SSA-S prompt
increased persecution of civilians by the
regime;
New bridge planned across the
Mekong -
Big changes come to Keng Larb as a
new bridge linking Burma and Laos is
considered;
No Place Left for the Spirits of the
Yellow Leaves -
Intensive logging leaves few options
for the Mabri people;
Living in a War Zone;
20 Lack of Education â? Is
Development Really Coming?
Source/publisher:
Lahu National Development Organization (LNDO)
Date of Publication:
2005-01-00
Date of entry:
2004-12-17
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
Local URL:
Format:
pdf
Size:
2.53 MB