Three Pagoda Pass authorities force families to relocate without compensation
April 8, 2008
LAWI WENG, HURFOM :
Two families have been ordered to relocate their homes in Jao-Ha-Plu Village, near Three Pagoda Pass on the Thai-Burma border.
The order came on April 4th, and the families have until the end of the month to move.
The two houses, which belong to Nai A-Pain and Nai Balai, are located in front of the Jao-Ha-Plu primary school. Read more
Rice prices skyrocket
April 8, 2008
Rice prices are rising drastically, says a rice vendor in Three Pagoda Pass, on the Thai-Burma border.
“In the first week of March the price for a sixty kilogram bag was six hundred and fifty baht. By the middle of March the price was seven hundred and fifty. Today, the price is
eight hundred and fifty,” the rice vendor said. Read more