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THAILAND/BURMA/DRUGS
- Subject: THAILAND/BURMA/DRUGS
- From: moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 20:58:00
Monday, March 8, 1999 Published at 13:08 GMT
BBC
World: Asia-Pacific
Thailand and Burma agree
on anti-drugs drive
Burma and Thailand have agreed to work together to
eradicate drug-trafficking from their Golden Triangle
border area.
The announcement follows talks in northern Thailand
between the Burmese military leader, General Than
Shwe, and the Thai prime minister, Chuan Leekpai - with
the Burmese rejecting American criticism that they've
been protecting the drug bosses. In a BBC interview, a
Thai spokesman emphasised the need to tackle
production of amphetamines -- a major concern in
Thailand where their abuse in schools is a growing
problem. It's the first such visit to Thailand by a Burmese
military leader since the bloody suppression of
pro-democracy protests in Burma more than ten years
ago. Democracy activists have denounced the two-day
trip as an image-building exercise by the junta to gloss
over its human rights record.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service