golden triangle

How former opium-producing towns in Thailand’s Golden Triangle are cashing in on their troubled past via museums and more

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“The villagers would sit on the hilltop and watch,” she recalls. “We could see dead soldiers floating down the Mekong. Then we saw the aeroplanes flying over, dropping bombs. A sign at the border of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand in The Golden Triangle. Photo: David Frazier “From the flags the different armies carried, we thought … Read more

Mayor Johnston’s House 1,000 goal in sight with one micro-community

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The push by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to move 1,000 homeless people off the streets by year’s end gained new urgency Tuesday as city officials detailed a schedule of coming encampment closures. And they confirmed that it will be converted hotels — not the micro-community sites in neighborhoods that have attracted the heaviest pushback — … Read more