Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of three towns that I visited on the trip to the Shan State was Myang La (Mong La) on which there is an article in today's New York Times focusing on the city's casinos and trade in rare and endangered animals: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/25/world/asia/a-border-city-on-the-edge-of-the-law.html?hp The New York Times website also has this video on Myang La by the author of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000002732174/a-lucrative-market-in-myanmar.html Mitch Paris Chiang Tung Days book project: http://bit.ly/1asgee0 On Feb 21, 2014, at 1:27 PM, mitcha at mac.com wrote: > Richard, > > The Chinese signs are in Myang La (Mongla in Burmese), in the > northern-most tip of the Shan State, which is a self-governing region, as > explained on the text page at the end of the book: > >> ...Myang La, on the other hand, is much richer, surrounded by large >> banana plantations and studded with casinos, night clubs and shops >> selling luxury-brand products. It is a self-governing autonomous region, >> with its own army and its own laws, using the Chinese yuan currency and >> running on the time zone of China. Set up by a former Shan Chinese drug >> lord, it caters to Chinese tourists and welcomes Chinese investors and >> shopkeepers, as well as Chinese sales staff. > > Mitch > Paris > Tristes Tropiques: http://bit.ly/1cQODS6 > [Direct download link for PDF file of book project]