Thisis ChiangMai.INFOMATION

The art of New Zealand artist and portrait painter, Jonathan Parker.

2011-07-31T23:43:00.000-07:00

Jonathan Parker is a New Zealand portrait artist who moved from photography to portrait painting in 2005. Initially trained in graphic design and photography, his preferred medium is now oil on canvas.

“I found in painting what I’d been looking for in photography. A photograph comes from of a discrete event, a frozen moment, whereas a painting emerges from a hands-on, intensely personal process. It lives beyond the instant. ”
As a portrait artist most of his paintings are by commission and not sold through galleries or dealers.
His work ranges further than portrait painting and he is constantly experimenting with different ideas, genres and methods. It is likely more of his work will surface in galleries and awards as he progresses.

Work shown to date
Parklane Art Awards 2006 - finalist and highly commended
Adam Portrait awards 2006 - Finalist
Emerge Gallery 2006
Parklane Art Awards 2007 - Finalist
NZ Academy of Fine Arts 2009, 2011
Michael Fowler Gallery 2011

Jonathan's new web site is Http://jonparkerarts.com
Portraits painted by commission vary according to a client’s needs and means? The brief can be for an oil sketch or a formal portrait, executed from a live sitting, a photograph, or a cyber-sitting.

Prices range from NZ$200 for an oil sketch on canvas to NZ$5000 for a large formal portrait.
For portrait commissions, purchase of available works or more information, contact the artist on: jon@jonparkerarts.com

Siam Chiang Mai. The Rose of the North | Guest House

2011-05-11T14:00:00.000-07:00

Siam Chiang Mai

.

by Grant Wills

Siam Chiang Mai. The Rose of the North.

Chiang Mai is Thailand's 2nd largest city and the centre of culture and arts in Thailand. Chiang Mai celebrated its 700th year anniversary about 9 or 10 years ago.

Siam Chiang Mai is the Home of adventure Tourism in the far North of Thailand.

The British had considerable influence here in the 1800s and early 1900s, helping the Thai Government set up the mail, railway and transport infrastructure.

We have (the Kings personal army) 5000 battle trained elephants with full body armour, you have cannon. Your cannon will take out some of my elephants but the other 4000 will trample you to death, we also have a massive army of foot solders that will mop up any survivors.

To the British consul he said as a peace offering I will give you all the land on the other side of the mountains bordering Burma. As for Thailand at this time of history it was very hard to service (because of the mountain range).

To the French he said something along the same lines but offering them all the land on the other side of the Mekong river. Both Governments looked at the logistics of the situation and accepted the proposition.

Thailand has always maintained large armed forces as it was surrounded by hostile Countries who over the last 1000 years or so have each at one time or another ruled the whole Area. During the cold war America supported Thailand to the hilt with planes, tanks, equipment and training.

During the Vietnam War the Americans had many bases here, Airport bases at Uban Thani etc. Then came Air America (but that's a whole story on its own) with arms for drug deals, CIA backing of the Hill tribe Drug Lord Armies, as in the CIA's mind they were the bastion against Russian and Chinese communist forces.

Many of the treaties put in place in the cold war with the Shan people etc of Burma are still in place today and ratified by each incoming Prime Minister.

Thailand was the launching pad for the secret War in Laos, Cambodia and of course Vietnam.

That all said explains why the Thai's are such a happy care free people, they have never had there spirit broken and don't have the undercurrent of hate that you see in a lot of the old French and British colonies.

Thailand is a sub Tropical paradise, with plenty of lush rain forests, rivers and lakes. The mountains of the north run down to the flatlands and ocean.

Chiang Mai is 11 or so hours by train from Bangkok or 1 hour by plane, It has its own International Air port, so depending on were you are coming from you can fly straight into Chiang Mai. If you take the train from Bangkok the overnight sleeper is a good idea (book a bottom bunk) you get on the train, they serve dinner, make up the beds and you wake up in the morning for breakfast coming into Chiang Mai all for the price of dinner back home.

Thailand is a safe pace to travel; I have traveled back and forth from New Zealand for many years making 20 or more return trips with out ever having any thing stolen or the like.

Getting over 16,000,000 tourists a year, tourism is its no one $ earner surpassing the rice crop for export $'s.

From Chiang Mai you can book and plan small excursions into the unknown ha (Burma, Laos and China) with return air tickets from as little as $50 - $150 or you can book on a over land cross river execution to Laos. Traveling up to Chiang Kong and then across the river to Laos. http://Siam-ChiangMai.com

While in Chiang Mai stay at Mai.s Home Stay Guest House

Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand

We invite you to share our home and environment

Because we will only take one set of paying guests we are able to offer a fairly private and very relaxing environment , with pool, waterfalls ,and the sound of running water etc. almost your own private resort, up to 5 star Hotel standards.

Accomodation , 2 Adults , can add a mattress for a child in the same room, Also we have a spare room which could be made available for 3 children (at our discretion). The room has 1 single bed and 1 set of bunks.

Exclusive use of main bedroom,(new 32inch colour TV with english programs and movie channels, refrigerator, table and chairs,refrigerator. )with ensuite and balcony , and the extra bedroom if required.

Welcome to shared use of main kitchen , lounge TV room. , computer room .

Unlimited use of pool and facilities .

We are located at Karn kanok 1 development , a gated community with 24/7 security and closed circuit cameras . It is made up of friendly Thai families , and several foreigners (farang) with Thai wives . The development boasts a clubhouse located within park like grounds , with a playground , gymnasium ,sauna, restaurant and swimming pool.

Things to do and see may include visits to the night market in the city ,a day in the city checking out the bars and eating places , a visit to the large temple complex on Suthep mountain overlooking Chiangmai city , a visit to a hill tribe village , Kings project and hot springs at San kampaeng

Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation. They only rent out 1 unit at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days).

You can visit the new site we (XanDreams.com) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at http://mais-ubh.com/index.html

They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent

It is estimated that there are 15,000 expats living in Chiangmai , many of whom are retired . This is because they know they are in a safe , welcoming environment so come and stay on our Home. Unlimited use of pool and facilities.

I Highly recomend staying at

Mai's Unique Boutique Home stay

Mai's Guest House & Homestay : Chiang Mai : Thailand

2011-05-09T00:09:00.000-07:00

Mai's Guest House & Home stay, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand

We invite you to share our home and environment

Welcome to shared use of main kitchen , lounge TV room. , computer room .

Unlimited use of pool and facilities .

Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation.

They only rent out 1 unit at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days)

You can visit the new site we (XanDreams.com) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at http://mais-ubh.com/index.html

They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent

Mai's Unique Boutique Home stay : Guest House

2011-05-02T07:31:00.001-07:00

Mai's Unique Boutique Home stay

Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand

We invite you to share our home and environment

Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation.

They only rent out 1 room at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days)

You can visit the new site we (XanDreams.com) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at http://mais-ubh.com/index.html

They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent

ChiangMai Rocks

2010-04-12T03:13:00.000-07:00

WOW

Armed and Dangerous
ChiangMai is Rocking

Sawadee pee mai

(Happy New Year)

Songkran
is off to a good start

The only water cannons we have seen so far
are being "maned" by beautiful young girls.

ChiangMai is having its own Songkran with thousands of Thai families
joining in the fun

Our Stall is right in the center of
Thapae Gate

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Sawadee pee mai | Song Kran ChiangMai 2010

2010-04-11T06:27:00.000-07:00

Sawadee pee mai

(Happy New Year)

Songkran is here again

Information on

Chiang Mai

&
the Far North of Thailand.

Sawadee pee mai

Songkran is Thailand's largest
celebration.

Songkran is the Thai new
year.

The largest and most
popular of the many New Year celebrations here.

Traditionally the pouring
of water over another persons hands as a mark of respect

has turned into the Worlds largest water fight.

The festival is held in
mid-April when the weather is hot and the celebrations are a relief
from the oppressive summer heat. Thailand’s countrywide water fight
festival generally lasts for three days, from the 13th to the 15th of
April.

The huge amount of water
that is spread all over ChiangMai could even cause
an early start to the wet season, what goes up must come down!

So come up to ChiangMai
Take a break from the Bangkok HEAT and enjoy!

11th April 5 - 11pm

Opening of Songkran festival

Three Kings Monument

12th - 15th April
Celebration of 714th Anniversary of ChiangMai
Thapae Gate

Our Stall is right in the center of Thapae Gate

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2010-03-12T23:45:00.000-08:00

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Call in for a free coffee and chat with Andy or Grant when you are in ChiangMai

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2009-12-30T06:18:00.000-08:00

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2009-12-30T06:16:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-23T05:55:00.000-08:00

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Condo | Chiang Mai | Priced for Quick sale

2009-05-23T02:24:00.000-07:00

Price | Sale 300,000 Baht (app $8500)

It is only priced for a Quick sale as owner needs an operation.

As the owner's wife said

"Everything is included all you need to bring is your Pajamas and tooth brush."

1bedroom, 1 bathroom, 4m x 8m

style kitchen

Fully Furnished

Right next to the Chiang Mai Ram 2 Hospital

1st right past the Hospital on the Chiang Mai - Mai Jo Highway.

Rimping Super Market is just down the road.

This condo is 5 to 10 minute walk from large open air food markets, Super Market. Hospital 2 minutes.

It is in easy reach of local golf courses and supermarkets.

Quick sale as owner needs operation.

It has a nice kitchen with all mod cons.

1 bedroom

1 bathroom

Cable tv

Fully furnished

Hot Shower
Air Con
Fans
Large Bed
Bedding and sheets
Electric cooker
Gas Stove
Adsl Phone with internet access
Cable TV
Refrigerator
Washing Machine
Wardrobe
Wall Shelving
Computer Desk
Table and chairs
Curtains
Mirror's etc
24 hour live Security + swipe card at entrance to building and camera.

We are listing this for Ah Chau and her Husband Bohsan.

Ah Chau is Akha and one of the movers in the local Akha Christian movement.

Ah Chau runs House 3 at one of the local Christian missions for young 12 - 25 year old Girls in crisis and need.

They have 50 - 60 Girls getting schooling in Thai and English. Helping them over come the trauma of

the situation that they came from.

Now Ah Chau needs help. her American - Japanese Husband of 14 years and the father of her two Girls is sick.

They are selling the Condo and her land to pay for his operation.

Contact the owner at

Phone Ah Chau 66 86 191 3804 (086 191 3804)

Ah Chau - acmayeu@hotmail.com

Mr. Bohsan - odasan1015@hotmail.com

or the web Master at grant@akha-hill.com

DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE OWNERS - CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN

As this Condo is above the 2nd floor a non Thai can own it outright.

To buy in Thailand is very easy and does not require lawyers etc (unless you want to use one as your agent).

All you need to do is go to the Chiang Mai City Hall with them and the
Condo papers, pay a small fee, have your name added to the deed and it
is done.

A small deposit of only $850 will hold this Condo for you for up to 2
months until you arrive or have your agent pay the final payment.

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LAND | Sweet Herbal Garden's | Chiang Mai | Thailand

2009-05-07T22:43:00.001-07:00

Our Triplex in the Sweet Herbal Garden's.

Rent : 10, 20 or 30 year lease

DISTRICT: Mae Jo
CITY: Sansai, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

This land is situated in the Sweet herbal Garden's Mae Jo.

Land for Sale and Lease.

Southern Addition Sites.

Leases are being offered for building sites in the Sweet Compound, Southern addition. We are looking for lessees that want to retire in Thailand because of the reduced living expenses, temperate climate and the hospitality of the Thai people. In addition medical facilities are modern with reasonable costs and many well trained doctors available. Our Mornoi-clinic of natural medicine will offer discounts to any permanent residence of Sweet Compound.

Between 10 and 14 sites will be set out and will offer the first six months rent free during the construction period. An initial deposit of $3,000 US is required to be paid along with your signature to start the first lease running. Up to three ten year leases can run consecutively giving a total of 30 years of occupancy.

Assistance with home construction is offered as all buildings on the Sweet Compound were construction with our own labor at a cost of approximately $90.00 US per square meter ($9.00 per sq ft). See pictures on our web site www.mornoi-clinic.com, a two bedroom, two bath single story retirement home can be built for about $8,000 U.S. We can do drawings and necessary permits and assist as needed, having built all our own buildings from the beginning.

Actual costs for each lease are listed below. In order to save administrative costs rent should be paid each year, ½ year or ¼ year.

1st lease 10 years, 120 months at $45 per month, $540 per year for 10 years
2nd lease 10 years, 120 months at $60 per month, $720 per year for 10 years*
3rd lease 10 years, 120 months at $75 per month, $900 per year for 10 years*

*The second and third 10 year leases are not set, but can be renegotiated if the economy or inflation do not remain reasonable.

Each lease includes land taxes, all non-potable water and electric power @5.00THB per KW hour. If any of these costs increase a proration of the increase will be made. If the owner wishes to have their house managed and rented in his absence, we will take only 10% as a fee from the rent received.

Thank you.
Bud and Noi Sweet

Contact Us

Phone: (66) 53 35 35 56 Mobile: (66) 86 659 9958

email
mail@mornoi-clinic.com

CEO
bud@mornoi-clinic.com

For Thai or English language
noi@mornoi-clinic.com

75/1 moo 7 T. Nongjom A. Sansai
Chiang Mai 50210
Thailand.

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Land in Housing estate | Sansai | Chiang Mail | Thailand

2009-04-04T01:01:00.001-07:00

This ideal corner property is one of the last in a developed

housing estate.

Due to illness the owner is looking for a quick sale.

We are listing this on Thisis ChiangMai INFOMATION blogspot for Ah Chau.

Ah Chau is Akha and one of the movers in the local Akha Christian movement.
Ah Chau runs House 1 at one of the local Christian missions for young 12 - 25 year old Girls in crisis and need.
They have 50 - 60 Girls getting schooling in Thai and English. Helping them over come the trauma of
the situation that they were rescued from.

Now Ah Chau needs help. her American - Japanese Husband of 14 years and the father of her two Girls is sick.
They are trying to sell the Condo and her land to pay for his operation.

600,000 Thai Baht. (around $17,000us)

Size 83.8 Delang Wa Approximately 1/4 of a Rai
(1 Delang Wa = 4 Square meters)

Situated close to Chiang Mai City in Sansai, just off the Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai highway.

All amenities are situated close by.
Schools (international and public) Hospitals, Doctors, Dentists, Golf Clubs.

You name it Chiang Mai has it.

Chiang Mai has very large ex pat community.

Power and water are connected.

These four town houses opposite are built
on the same sized land.

If you don't have the means to buy Thai land (a Thai wife or Thai Business)

Ah Chau will lease for 10, 20 or 30 years.

Contact the owner at

Phone Ah Chau 66 86 191 3804 (086 191 3804)

Ah Chau - acmayeu@hotmail.com

Mr. Bohsan - odasan1015@hotmail.com

or the web Master at grant@akha-hill.com

DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE OWNERS - CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN

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Special Accommodation for Monks.

2009-01-10T18:42:00.000-08:00

Plans for special houses for Monks and others not able to afford relief from their chronic illnesses at MorNoi-clinic is being formulated and we hope to receive donations for this worthy project in the near future. A special account in the Siam Commercial Bank has been set up to receive donations, account 596-261220-2.

The dollar donations will take a little while to arrange as a P.O.Box in the U.S.A. is needed and a responcible party to transfer funds to Thailand.

Bud Sweet

Posted by Bud Sweet
Sweet Herbal Gardens and Clinic

House Ref # h110 |Chiang Mai | Thailand

2009-01-05T09:58:00.001-08:00

Ray is an English "Chippy" (Builder Tradesman)
Ray has been in Chiang Mai for many years (10+)
So is well suited for running his Chiang Mai Homes business.
He also owns and operates Ray's Bar in the Old City.
Check out the links below to his site's.

Price 1,800,000 THB

Expansive living areas and easy
indoor/outdoor flow makes
entertaining and living effortless.
2 golf courses within easy reach.

District: Sansai

This stunning house is Approximately 7 kilometers from Chiang Mai.

The property has a lot of potential. This house has an extremely warm feeling.

Office.
large lounge.
Three bedrooms.
Three bathrooms.
Staff quarters.
Children's swimming pool. 12x12
large separate kitchen, laundry and toilets.
Jacuzzi.
3 air conditioners, + fans in all rooms.

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Children's Toy Day | Chiang Mai

2009-01-04T04:23:00.001-08:00

The Christmas and New Year festivities are over; it has been a busy time for Croston House with many activities.
Check out our front page for them all.

Today (4th January 2009) was no different.
Croston House Children’s Home was invited to the annual Chiang Mai Toy Day.

Glenn driving the car, full of Children on the way to the Toy Day festivities.
Ros driving the new Truck, full of Children on the way to the Toy Day festivities out at Mai Rim.

The New Truck, Thank you all for your support.

Many taxi trucks fill of children escorted by the local big bike club
It’s a tour around Chiang Mai then out to the festivities at Mai Rim. All the children get a gift.

If you have any comments about the site, please feel free to get in touch at g_croston@yahoo.com.

Please click HERE to go to the official Croston House Children's Home website.

Click HERE to go to my personal website.

Phone (66) 086-3857118.

Or leave a comment here at the Blog.

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2008-06-12T00:22:00.000-07:00

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Rain Rain Rain

2008-05-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

The wet season is in full swing here in Chiang Mai. It’s my favourite time of the year here. The rain cools the whole place down. Much the same as the 3 deg rise in water temperature (from the great Pacific Ocean drift) Heralds Summer back home in New Zealand. Here in The Far North of Thailand we only have 3 seasons, A very short winter (not so hot) followed immediately by Summer (Hot) As the temperature starts to get unbearable the massive amount of evaporation causes precipitation (RAIN i.e. the start of the WET season).

The Wet Season is more like New Zealand (it can rain any time) If it doesn’t rain for 3 or 4 days it starts to heat up again and the cycle repeats. What goes up must come down.

The Monsoons that sweep across India and the Indian Ocean that just devastated Burma so bad peter out to a good storm by the time they reach here.

The Mountain range (high hills) that run all the way from the Far North of Thailand right down to the South past Bangkok protect us.

That’s not to say we don’t get some bad flooding as the spill over from China rushes down the Mekong River. In 1994 my guest house just off Chiang Mai Lampoon Road (next to the Ping River) was like an island.

Luckily for me my Guest House was built on raised land so I just opened the gates and parked my Citroen up on dry ground.

I went out and hired a large 4 wheel drive until the waist deep water receded.

The biggest problem with the flooding is for the poor. By Kings Decree they can build over flood land and water (no mans land) and not be moved on by the authorities.

Each big storm that we get the Water Board in there infinite wisdom open the flood gates of the large earth Dam on the upper Ping river and flood all the flood land south.

Washing away a few poor but saving Chiang Mai from a wetting. Eventually a country as rich as this will one day get around to building a proper concrete Dam.

You can help the flood relief victims directly by making a
donation
to the Hua-Fai Community flood relief fund by using pay Pal a safe and secure was to donate on the web.

Click this link to take you to Akha Hills PayPal donation page

Or indirectly by buying Akha Hill products.

Click this link to take you to Akha Hill's products page

Thai Trekking tours | Elephant Safari rides

2008-05-09T04:26:00.000-07:00

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The Khun Sa is Dead.

2008-05-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

NEWS FLASH

The Khun Sa is Dead.

The Khun Sa or as I knew him Chang Chi Fu died last year (October 2007)

The Worlds largest Drug Lord died late last year age 74 in Rangoon Burma.

The Khun Sa had lived in seclusion in Rangoon since 1996 after quitting as leader of the Maang Tai Army amid splits within its ranks and surrenders to Burma's military junta.

He was "allowed" to run a string of businesses behind a veil of secrecy although he was "officially" under house arrest.

His traditional exports in conjunction with the military junta. A fleet of buses and a ruby mine to name a few.

At the height of his notoriety the Khun Sa presided over a veritable narcotic's kingdom complete with satellite television, schools and surface to air missiles in the Golden Triangle region.

Visit one of his Villages here in Thailand.

Khun Sa - Golden Triangle Tour

Three Day 2 night Tour of the Khun Sa's former strong hold Ban Hin Taek (now renamed Ban Therd Thai) in Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district.

The camp and living quarters of the Khun Sa's troops are still in good condition. With only the under ground bunkers, trenches and a gun turret partly damaged and needing restoration.

Accomidation, transport, driver, Guide, food and all entrance fee's included in both these Tours.
On your arrival in Chiang Mai our head Guide with brief you on your Tour.
The Tour starts early the next morrning when the Van picks you up at 7.30am
The Guest house in Chiang Mai at the start and end of your tour is also included in this price.
So for the 3 day 2 night Tour you are getting 4 nights accomidation.

The same goes for this one. You get 5 nights accomidation.

Four day three night Tour of Ban Hin Taek and the Golden triangle were Laos, Burma and Thailand meet.

Be one of the first to visit his no 3 thai "HOME" by the Burma border and his old Army compound at Ban Hin Taek.

October 2007

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - One-time drug warlord Khun Sa, variously described as among the world's most wanted men and as a great liberation fighter, has died, an associate and a Myanmar official said Tuesday. He was 74.
Khuensai Jaiyen, a former secretary of Khun Sa who works with ethnic Shan minority guerrilla groups, said that his former boss died in the Myanmar capital of Yangon on Friday, according to his relatives.
The cause of death was not immediately known, but Khun Sa had long suffered from diabetes, partial paralysis and high blood pressure.
A Myanmar official in Yangon confirmed the death. Khun Sa was cremated Tuesday morning, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
Khun Sa's body had been kept since Friday at Yay Way cemetery in Yangon's outskirts, where the cremation took place, said a cemetery worker, who asked not to be named for the same reason.
For nearly four decades, the charismatic warlord claimed to be fighting for autonomy for the Shan, one of many ethnic minorities who have battled Myanmar's central government for decades.
But narcotics agents around the world used terms like the "Prince of Death" to describe him and the United States offered a $2 million reward for his arrest.
"They say I have horns and fangs. Actually, I am a king without a crown," he told this reporter, who visited his remote headquarters of Ho Mong after an 11-hour mule ride.
At the height of his notoriety, Khun Sa presided over a veritable narcotics kingdom complete with satellite television, schools and surface-to-air missiles in the drug-producing Golden Triangle region where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet.
He preferred to paint himself as a liberation fighter for the Shan ethnic minority, heading up the Shan United Army - later the Mong Tai Army - in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State.
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.
Born of a Chinese father and Shan mother on February 17, 1933, Khun Sa received little education but learned the ways of battle and opium from the Kuomintang, remnants of forces defeated by China's communists and forced to flee into Myanmar.
By the early 1960s Khun Sa, also known as Chang Chi-fu, had become a major player in the Golden Triangle, then the world's major source for opium and its derivative, heroin.
He suffered a near knockout blow in the so-called 1967 Opium War, fighting a pitched battle with the Kuomintang in Laos. Laotian troops intervened by bombing both sides and making off with the opium.
For a time he served in the Myanmar government militia, but was jailed in 1969 after allying himself with the Shan cause. He was freed five years later in exchange for two Russian doctors his followers had kidnapped.
The wily operator sought a less hostile environment in Thailand, setting up a hilltop base protected by his sizable Shan United Army. But he was driven out in 1982 and lodged himself in Ho Mong, an idyllic valley near the Thai frontier inside Myanmar, also known as Burma.
There, the chain-smoking warlord entertained visitors with Taiwanese pop songs, grew orchids and strawberries, and directed a flow of heroin to addicts around the world. Washington estimated that up to 60 percent of the heroin in the United States was refined from opium in his area.
Khun Sa claimed he only used the drug trade to finance his Shan struggle. Peter Bourne, an adviser to former President Carter, called him "one of the most impressive national leaders I have met."
Khun Sa argued that only economic development in the impoverished Shan State, still one of the major sources of the world's heroin, could stop opium growing and its smuggling to the "drug-crazed West."
"My people grow opium. And they are not doing it for fun. They do it because they need to buy rice to eat and clothes to wear," he once said.
He carried out a one-way correspondence with U.S. presidents, offering to sell Washington the entire crop of opium in exchange for funds to implement his development plans for the Shans.
But in 1989, he was indicted for heroin trafficking by the U.S. District Court in New York and his extradition to the United States was requested.
Khun Sa continued to war with the central government and rival ethnic guerrilla groups like the Wa until 1996 when the junta, which had once threatened to hang him, offered him amnesty. He disbanded his Mong Tai Army of about 10,000 fighters and moved to Yangon, the Myanmar capital.
Although difficult to confirm, reports said he lived a life of luxury in a secluded compound, having been awarded concessions to operate a transport company and a ruby mine along with other businesses.
There was speculation that he was still involved in the narcotics trade, which was largely taken over by his former enemies, the Wa.

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Foot note:

The Wa control the Yar Bar (crazy drug) speed into South East Asia and some heroin.

The 400 tons from just the Shan state is controled by the same consortium as always.

The Khun Sa's death will probably have no efect on the flow to the West as he was just one of the major players involved.

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The Never Ending War

The Akha people of Chiang Mai, Thailand
have fled the NEVER ENDING WAR of the far North (raging since 1947).

The Golden Triangle covers a large area.

Traditionally where Thailand, Burma and Laos join is called the
Golden Triangle.
The "Gold" being the liquid Gold of raw opium.

The NEVER ENDING WAR rages on every year (dry season usually), it is a bullshit war designed to keep prying eyes out of the growing fields of Burma who produce a massive 3700 tons of raw opium each year for export. That is very conservative as the Shan State usually produces 300 - 500 tons of refined Heroin a year.

That said it is still a very real war for the people at the front line.

It periodically spills over into Thailand who quickly quell the intrusion.

Many refugees end up in Thailand and work there way south.

Many have ended up in Chiang Mai. Akha, Karen, Thai Yai (Shan)

There are 13 or so ethnic groups that have carved out there own states in Burma running down Thailand’s western border from the far north to well past Bangkok.

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Chiang Mai is Thailand's 2nd largest city and the center of culture and arts in Thailand. Chiang Mai celebrated its 700th year anniversary about 7 or 8 years ago.

Siam Chiang Mai is the Home of adventure Tourism in the far North of Thailand.

Chiang Mai was the capital of Siam for many years, being serviced from the south by river barge on the Mai Ping River. The large morning markets are still situated by the Mai Ping. All the main Consulates are still in Chiang Mai, with the British Consulate taking up a large block. The British had considerable influence here in the 1800s and early 1900s, helping the Thai Government set up the mail, railway and transport infrastructure.

Thailand means FREELAND. Thailand was never colonized as they had a very astute King who did his schooling in Europe, When the British and French started encroaching on Thailand he summoned the respective consoles to his Palace and put forth the proposition that went something like this, We have (the Kings personal army) 5000 battle trained elephants with full body armour, you have cannon. Your cannon will take out some of my elephants but the other 4000 will trample you to death, we also have a massive army of foot solders that will mop up any survivors.

To the French he said something along the same lines but offering them all the land on the other side of the Mekong river.

Both Governments looked at the logistics of the situation and accepted the proposition. Thailand has always maintained large armed forces as it was surrounded by hostile Countries who over the last 1000 years or so have each at one time or another ruled the whole Area. During the cold war America supported Thailand to the hilt with planes, tanks, equipment and training.

Many of the treaties put in place in the cold war with the Shan people etc of Burma are still in place today and ratified by each incoming Prime Minister.

Thailand was the launching pad for the secret War in Laos, Cambodia and of course Vietnam. That all said explains why the Thai's are such a happy care free people, they have never had there spirit broken and don't have the undercurrent of hate that you see in a lot of the old French and British colonies.

Thailand is a sub Tropical paradise, with plenty of lush rain forests, rivers and lakes. The mountains of the north run down to the flatlands and ocean.

Thailand is a safe pace to travel; I have traveled back and forth from New Zealand for many years making 20 or more return trips with out ever having any thing stolen or the like. Getting over 16,000,000 tourists a year, tourism is its no one $ earner surpassing the rice crop for export $s. From Chiang Mai you can book and plan small excursions into the unknown ha (Burma, Loa and China) with return air tickets from as little as $50 - $150 or you can book on a over land cross river execution to Laos. Traveling up to Chiang Kong and then across the river to Loa.

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