Khun Sa is dead

[Rick]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7068868.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7069417.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44207000/jpg/_44207277_khun_ap203long.jpg

[j oyen]

Rick, is this a relative of yours?

[Rick]

I have many relatives in Northern Thailand especially in Mae Sai. Khun Sa is not a relative.

[Martin Lenick]

What did you think of him? In 1995 it was a couple of his "private army" members that snuck me in and out of Burma for a little sight-seeing. It cost me the equivalent of about $400 and I felt a little guilt about where the money might be going, but, what the heck....

By the way, it was $50 to get in and the balance after getting out.

[Rick]

What did you think of him?

I was told he's a really nice guy. He always kept his word and expected the same.

In 1995 it was a couple of his "private army" members that snuck me in and out of Burma for a little sight-seeing. It cost me the equivalent of about $400 and I felt a little guilt about where the money might be going, but, what the heck....Why go through all that trouble? I just leave my passport at my uncle's place in Mae Sai and walk across the bridge. That way they can't tell I'm a US citizen. You might want to brush up on your Thai. It might be harder for you to blend in though. There's a Casino there now on the Burmese side of the border. I can get you some good deals on hotels in Mae Sai if you want to go back.

[Martin Lenick]

I was told he's a really nice guy. He always kept his word and expected the same.Winner of the "Nobel In Pieces Prize"!! He did, however, contribute a lot to the well-being of many northern Thai. And kept "law and order" in some otherwise unruly regions. No joke. (in my opinion)