Ostracising Myanmar has not helped its people. It is time to explore the possibility of a deal
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BBC:
The opium poppy that has long bloomed across the mountains of northern Laos has almost been wiped out by the government’s drastic eradication campaign.
But what is being hailed as a victory by the international anti-narcotics agencies has also spawned a humanitarian crisis, due to the massive displacement of hill tribes and their loss of economic livelihood.
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An Image of Vietnam’s “Deep North”
Erik at the travel blog Gadling has selected one of my Vietnam pics, below, as his Photo of the Day. It’s one of my favorite images from what was a fabulous trip that Jill and I took there last March; in Erik’s words, the image captures “the sun simmering in a saffron haze.”
I don’t know whether this is good or bad. The memorial has fallen into disrepair. Should it be cleaned up? Or is decay a fitting state for such a gruesome site?