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John Vink - Burma. 2004.

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Mong Pawk (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Logging trucks with Burmese timber on their way to China. I count - John Vink

BURMA. Mong Pawk (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Logging trucks with Burmese timber on their way to China. I count

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o - John Vink

BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o - John Vink

BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o - John Vink

BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o - John Vink

BURMA. Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly o

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1 - John Vink

BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: UNODC surveyor team checking opium harvest. Due to draught, the yi - John Vink

BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: UNODC surveyor team checking opium harvest. Due to draught, the yi

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1 - John Vink

BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1 - John Vink

BURMA. Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Sharpening the knives to scratch the poppy bulb for opium harvest - John Vink

BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Sharpening the knives to scratch the poppy bulb for opium harvest

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally - John Vink

BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally - John Vink

BURMA. Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers - John Vink

BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers - John Vink

BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers - John Vink

BURMA. Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h - John Vink

BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h - John Vink

BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h - John Vink

BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h - John Vink

BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h

Burma. 2004. - BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h - John Vink

BURMA. Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1h

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Logging trucks with Burmese timber on their way to China. I counted 40 trucks in one day. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Logging trucks with Burmese timber on their way to China. I counted 40 trucks in one day.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authorities to follow a 30-day detox session. They receive 1% opium solution under medical surveillance during the first ten days to kick off, as well as painkillers and anxioletics. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Ho Tao (Wa State). 25/02/2004: Drug user rehabilitation centre set up by UNODC. 40 people, mainly opium addicts, are referred by the Wa authori...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: UNODC surveyor team checking opium
harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can
produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). It takes 10kg of
opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy
growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in
Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: UNODC surveyor team checking opium
harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy ca...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compa...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compa...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Wa State. A fence protecting an opium field. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between $160 to $179 on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as of 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350,000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. February 26, 2004. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Wa State. A fence protecting an opium field. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (comp...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pa Laung (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (comp...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNODC has built an irrigation canal and use laborers to build new housing on 4 different sites, each with a different community. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNOD

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNODC has built an irrigation canal and use laborers to build new housing on 4 different sites, each with a different community. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNOD

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNODC has built an irrigation canal and use laborers to build new housing on 4 different sites, each with a different community. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNOD

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNODC has built an irrigation canal and use laborers to build new housing on 4 different sites, each with a different community. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNOD

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNODC has built an irrigation canal and use laborers to build new housing on 4 different sites, each with a different community. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Kar (Wa State). 26/02/2004: Wa State authorities are relocating 600 families of opium growers from mountains down to the valley where UNOD

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Split bamboo poles used as construction material. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: Split bamboo poles used as construction material.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk, Wa State. Mong Pawk market is an important place in the opium trade. It is situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to Chinese traders. February 27, 2004. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk, Wa State. Mong Pawk market is an important place in the opium trade. It is situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can sell their raw opium to chinese traders. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 27/02/2004: Mong Pawk market is an important opium trading place, situated not too far from the border, where farmers can

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compa...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compared to 35kg in Afghanistan). 1kg of opium fetches between 160 to 179$ on that day's rate. It takes 10kg of opium to produce 1kg of heroin. Wa authorities have decreed a ban on poppy growing as off 2005, thus cutting off the main income for 350000 people in Wa and Kokhan region. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Pang Lim (Wa state). 26/02/2004: Opium harvest. Due to draught, the yield has been poor. Normally 1ha of poppy can produce 13kg of opium (compa...

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: opium growing village. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Nam Kwi (Wa state). 27/02/2004: opium growing village.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Waiting for a lift at checkpoint. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Pawk (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Waiting for a lift at checkpoint.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Thien (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Young soldier guarding drug addicts at rehabilitation center set up in former hospital. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Thien (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Young soldier guarding drug addicts at rehabilitation center set up in former hospital.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from malaria on the first year of their relocation. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from mala

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from malaria on the first year of their relocation. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from mala

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from malaria on the first year of their relocation. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Saung Keh (Wa State). 28/02/2004: Villagers preparing field for summer rice. The villagers were relocated from higher hills. 10% died from mala

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Wa State. 28/02/2004: Borderpost between Wa and Shan state. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Wa State. 28/02/2004: Borderpost between Wa and Shan state.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 28/02/2004: Civil servants before working hours at their office. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 28/02/2004: Civil servants before working hours at their office.

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 29/02/2004: Children dress up in traditional costume to be photographed next to chinese tourists on a one-day trip to visit the casinos on Burmese territory. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 29/02/2004: Children dress up in traditional costume to be photographed next to chinese tourists on a one-day trip to vi

Burma. 2004. - MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 29/02/2004: Children dress up in traditional costume to be photographed next to chinese tourists on a one-day trip to visit the casinos on Burmese territory. - John Vink

MYANMAR (BURMA). Mong Lar (Shan State). 29/02/2004: Children dress up in traditional costume to be photographed next to chinese tourists on a one-day trip to vi

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