Scratching the Surface
Ashley SouthEssays on and episodes in Burma, posts on faith-based resistance.
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Scamland
Hello again.
The week before last we visited Shwe Koko on the Myanmar side of the border near Mae Sot, and last week went back to Laukkai in the 2000s. This week, a more recent trip further to the south, into the scamlands.
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Laukkai menu
Hello again.
This week we visit Laukkai in northern Shan State – hundreds of casinos, but not yet a scam centre hub.
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Lunch with a Warlord
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Sorry for the long gap between posts.
In future I aim to post more regularly. A combination of essays on and episodes in Burma/Myanmar, and sometimes also a new thread: ‘Sacred Resistance’ - posts on faith-based resilience....
Burma in the Balance
Hello again friends.
This week’s short essay on the Ta’ang situation illustrates how China is boss in Burma.
With very little outside help for the good guys, anti-junta forces face tough choices.
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Since before the 1 February 2021 c...
Upland Agriculture, Early Rains and Airstrikes
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I’m back again, after a long delay. Today’s post is based on a trip four years ago. Stay tuned for more recent episodes.
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In March 2022 Bellay, the boys and I visited KLD, in the far north of Luthaw Township (Mudraw/P...
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Ashley South mostly works in and on Burma.
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